Developing Risk-Adjusted Avoidable Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits Quality Measures: Final Report
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Description
Defines avoidable hospitalization (AH) and avoidable emergency department (ED) visits (AVs) and summarizes the development of a model for calculating expected AH and AV rates using Medicare claims data. Seeks to inform Medicare quality payment models and target areas for quality improvement. Table 3-10 includes AH and AV risk-standardized rates for a number of rural market areas.
Author(s)
Zhanlian Feng, Benjamin Silver, Micah Segelman, et al.
Date
08/2019
Type
Document
Organizations
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, RTI International
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Emergency department and urgent care services · Healthcare quality · Hospitals · Medicare · Statistics and data