Implementing innovations in care delivery in Switzerland is challenging due to the
fragmented nature of the system and the specificities of the political process (ie, direct …

A theory of information compression (TIC) conceptualizes how anticipated judgment costs
can affect decision quality. We theorize—inductively from decision making in medicine …

Background Higher hospital volume is associated with lower rates of adverse outcomes after
revision total joint arthroplasty (TJA). Centralizing revision TJA care to higher-volume …

Importance Medicare's Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (HVBP) program adjusts hospital
payments according to performance on 4 equally weighted quality domains: clinical …

Evidence-based design has been fundamental to designing healthcare environments for
patient outcomes and experience, yet few studies have studied how design factors drive …

What happens when rating systems are introduced? Demand may respond, with consumers
moving to higher-rated and higher-quality producers. Yet if prices cannot adjust and capacity …

Objectives To explore the key components when designing best practice inspection
interventions, so as to induce high compliance with safety guidelines for laboratory workers …

Abstract Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings (overall star ratings) are designed to assist
healthcare consumers by summarizing dozens of hospital quality measures. These ratings …

Importance Two in 5 US hospital stays result in rehabilitative postacute care, typically
through skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) or home health agencies (HHAs). However, a lack of …

Objective: To compare hospital surgical performance in older and younger patients.
Background: In-hospital mortality after surgical procedures varies widely among hospitals …