Financial penalty associated with a decline in hospital-acquired complications in Australia
Implementation of a financial penalty was associated with a substantial decline in HACs. Few other p4p policies have been associated with reductions in inpatient harm. Future research should examine local HAC trends and investigate what other factors may have contributed to the change.
Authors
- Martin Hensher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6444-6827)
- Petr Otáhal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4042-1769)
- Luke Slawomirski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5893-4741)
- Barbara de Graaff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0743-9561)
- Julie A. Campbell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1820-6758)
- Stephanie Newell
Institutions
- University of Tasmania (AU)
- Australian Institute of Business (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Policy
- Published
- 2025-08-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2025.105416
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00