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. 2012 Feb;47(1 Pt 1):86-105.
doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2011.01306.x. Epub 2011 Aug 22.

Nursing home price and quality responses to publicly reported quality information

Jan P Clement  1 , Gloria J Bazzoli, Mei Zhao
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Nursing home price and quality responses to publicly reported quality information

Jan P Clement et al. Health Serv Res. 2012 Feb.

Abstract

Objective: To assess whether the release of Nursing Home Compare (NHC) data affected self-pay per diem prices and quality of care.

Data sources: Primary data sources are the Annual Survey of Wisconsin Nursing Homes for 2001-2003, Online Survey and Certification Reporting System, NHC, and Area Resource File.

Study design: We estimated fixed effects models with robust standard errors of per diem self-pay charge and quality before and after NHC.

Principal findings: After NHC, low-quality nursing homes raised their prices by a small but significant amount and decreased their use of restraints but did not reduce pressure sores. Mid-level and high-quality nursing homes did not significantly increase self-pay prices after NHC nor consistently change quality.

Conclusions: Our findings suggest that the release of quality information affected nursing home behavior, especially pricing and quality decisions among low-quality facilities. Policy makers should continue to monitor quality and prices for self-pay residents and scrutinize low-quality homes over time to see whether they are on a pathway to improve quality. In addition, policy makers should not expect public reporting to result in quick fixes to nursing home quality problems.

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