Do Skilled Nursing Facilities Selected to Participate in Preferred Provider Networks Have Higher Quality and Lower Costs?
Peter J HuckfeldtLianna WeissblumJosé J EscarcePinar Karaca-MandicNeeraj SoodPublished in: Health services research (2018)
Our results imply that health systems selected SNFs with lower resource use and better performance on quality measures. Thus, the trend toward preferred provider networks could have implications for Medicare spending and patient health.