Policy option CMS adoption Selective referral National coverage decisions for selected procedures Refer patients to specific providers, i.e., “centers of excellence” Example: Bariatric surgery coverage linked to “center of excellence…
Program Name Established Scope Target audience Surgery-specific Financial incentives Level of reporting Data type VA NSQIP 1994 National – VA VA hospitals Yes No Hospital Clinical registry ACS NSQIP 2001/2005…
Fig. 5.1 Factors contributing to health care disparities. Size of font reflects perceived relative importance of factor (Reproduced from Haider et~al. [35]) 5.3.3.2 Hospital Volume Surgical outcomes are directly affected…
