Differences in Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Scores for a Single Surgeon Comparing Two Institutions: An Unfair Reimbursement Metric

Emphasis on value-based purchasing links physician financial remuneration to patient-derived outcome scores. Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) surveys aim to provide a uniform comparison tool. Of the 22 different survey questions, only 3 (13.6%) focus on experience related to doctors. We sought to determine how HCAHPS scores differ for a single-surgeon performing more than 500 total joint arthroplasties annually divided almost equally between two centers.

Source: The Journal of Arthroplasty - September 5, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Siddharth A. Mahure, Greg M. Teo, William J. Long Source Type: research