In the first and second quarters of 2014, inpatient utilization was either unchanged or down for 68 percent of nonprofit hospitals, according to a Kaufman Hall survey of nonprofit hospital executives
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The survey also found 72 percent of responding hospitals saw an increase in outpatient utilization during the same period. Emergency department use was flat or down for 60 percent of respondents.
While these findings reflect shifting health system priorities, nearly 80 percent of hospitals reported revenue collected from risk-based contracting of less than 10 percent. However, approximately 75 percent or respondents said they anticipated at least 10 percent of revenue coming from value-based payments within the next 24 months.
1Of the participating hospitals, 41 percent have 400 or more beds, 26 percent have between 200 beds and 399 beds and 32 percent have 199 or fewer beds. Sixty-seven percent of responding hospitals are in urban areas.
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