5. Public Reporting as a Quality Improvement Strategy

Author
Year
QA
11. Results: KQ1:
(Health Care
Outcomes)
12. Results:
KQ2 (Harms)
13. Results:
KQ3 (Provider
Outcomes-QI
and other
behaviors)
14. Results KQ4:
(Selection by Patients
and Payers)
Used information to
choose or change plans:
Control Group 7.0%
Treatment Group 5.6%
Used the information
when considering
changing plans: Control
Group 19.8% Treatment
Group 18.4%
Did not use the
information to choose or
change plans: Control
Group 73.2% Treatment
Group 76%
2. New Beneficiaries
Used information to
choose or change plans:
Control Group 49.6%
Treatment Group
27.3%***
Used the information
when considering
changing plans: Control
Group 10.4% Treatment
Group 15.4%
Did not use the
information to choose or
change plans: Control
Group 40.0% Treatment
Group 57.3%
Level of Confidence in
Current Plan Choice:
1. Experienced
Beneficiaries
Not at all confident:
Control Group 7.0%
Treatment Group 3.3%***
Somewhat confidence:
Control Group 24.9%
Treatment Group 23.7%
Very Confident: Control
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15. Results:
KQ5 (Impact of
Public Report
Characteristics)
16. Results:
KQ6 (Impact of
Contextual
Factors
17. Summary/
Conclusion
having some
influence on
Medicare
beneficiaries’
attitudes and
behaviors about
health plan
decision making.
The effects on
confidence and
health plan
switching did not
vary across the
different
treatment
materials.
18. Funder of
Research/
Report Article