Table 3.
Probability of Receiving Different Types of Incentive Payments and Magnitude of Incentive Payments (in $) by Disproportionate Share Index Quartile in Phase 2 of Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration
| Top Performer Award | Top Performer Award Difference (Quartilei − Quartile1) | Attainment Award | Attainment Award Difference (Quartilei − Quartile1) | Improvement Award | Improvement Award Difference (Quartilei − Quartile1) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receipt of any payment | ||||||
| Quartile 1 (reference) | 57.8 (5.7) | – | 96.6 (2.1) | – | 42.2 (5.4) | – |
| Quartile 2 | 36.0 (5.5) | −21.8 (7.9)*** | 91.2 (3.3) | −5.3 (3.9) | 38.6 (4.7) | −3.6 (7.2) |
| Quartile 3 | 46.5 (5.8) | −11.3 (8.1) | 94.7 (2.7) | −1.8 (3.4) | 40.4 (5.2) | −1.9 (7.5) |
| Quartile 4 | 43.9 (5.6) | −13.9 (8.0)** | 92.1 (3.2) | −4.4 (3.8) | 51.8 (5.4) | 9.5 (7.7) |
| Total payment | ||||||
| Quartile 1 (reference) | $17,499 (3,572) | – | $15,728 (1,774) | – | $7,316 (1,584) | – |
| Quartile 2 | $8,176 (1,839) | −$,9322 (4,018)** | $14,215 (1,472) | −$1,513 (2,305) | $8,059 (1,937) | $743 (2,502) |
| Quartile 3 | $14,446 (3,109) | −$3,053 (4,736) | $17,070 (1,527) | $1,341 (2,341) | $10,141 (2,015) | $2,825 (2,563) |
| Quartile 4 | $11,796 (2,711) | −$5,702 (4,484) | $18,601 (2,068) | $2,873 (2,725) | $18,170 (3,742) | $10,855 (4,064)*** |
| Payment per discharge†,‡,§ | ||||||
| Quartile 1 (reference) | $14.97 (2.27) | – | $12.21 (0.82) | – | $6.77 (1.29) | – |
| Quartile 2 | $7.60 (1.61) | −$7.37 (2.78)*** | $9.98 (0.50) | −$2.23 (0.96)** | $5.89 (1.21) | −$0.88 (1.77) |
| Quartile 3 | $10.18 (1.66) | −$4.79 (2.81)* | $11.61 (0.68) | −$0.60 (1.06) | $8.21 (1.68) | $1.44 (2.12) |
| Quartile 4 | $6.95 (2.14) | −$8.02 (3.11)** | $10.13 (0.71) | −$2.09 (1.09)* | $11.34 (1.60) | $4.57 (2.06)** |
Notes. Table includes 229 hospitals each with 2 years of data. Quartile 1 hospitals have the lowest Disproportionate Share Index values, indicating the least disadvantage. Standard errors are shown in parentheses.
p < .01,
p < .05,
p < .10 for test of differences for levels between a given quartile and Quartile 1.
p < .05 for joint test of difference across quartiles of the Disproportionate Share Index for Top Performer Award.
p < .05 for joint test of difference across quartiles of the Disproportionate Share Index for Attainment Award.
p < .05 for joint test of difference across quartiles of the Disproportionate Share Index for Improvement Award.