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Objective. To assess whether the release of Nursing Home Compare (NHC) data affected self-pay per diem prices and quality of care. %26lt;br%26gt;Data Sources. Primary data sources are the Annual Survey of Wisconsin Nursing Homes for 2001-2003, Online Survey and Certification Reporting System, NHC, and Area Resource File. %26lt;br%26gt;Study Design. We estimated fixed effects models with robust standard errors of per diem self-pay charge and quality before and after NHC. %26lt;br%26gt;Principal Findings. After NHC, low-quality nursing homes raised their prices by a small but significant amount and decreased their use of restraints but did not reduce pressure sores. Mid-level and high-quality nursing homes did not significantly increase self-pay prices after NHC nor consistently change quality. %26lt;br%26gt;Conclusions. Our findings suggest that the release of quality information affected nursing home behavior, especially pricing and quality decisions among low-quality facilities. Policy makers should continue to monitor quality and prices for self-pay residents and scrutinize low-quality homes over time to see whether they are on a pathway to improve quality. In addition, policy makers should not expect public reporting to result in quick fixes to nursing home quality problems.
- 出版日期2012-2
