Date of Award

2016

Embargo Period

8-1-2024

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Health Administration

College

College of Health Professions

First Advisor

James S Zoller

Second Advisor

Karen A. Wager

Third Advisor

Danielle Scheurer

Fourth Advisor

Lisa K. Saladin

Abstract

Patient Safety Indicators, or PSIs, are used by several healthcare related federal agencies and third-party payers to determine the quality of care being delivered by a healthcare provider. A composite PSI, PSI-90, includes a group of PSIs that are publicly reported as quality indicators for a provider, and that are used as part of the Value Based Purchasing calculation. Poor PSI-90 rates directly influence healthcare services reimbursement rates by CMS and may be considered an indication of a quality of care problem by potential patients and third party payers. This research is a case study on the effectiveness of a program implemented by the Medical University of South Carolina (MUHA) to improve the accuracy of their reported PSI-90 composite score.

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