Evaluation of Gainsharing Demonstration

Title
Evaluation of Gainsharing Demonstration
Project Officer(s)
William Buczko
Start Date
End Date
Award
Contract
Description
Section 5007 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 requires the Secretary to establish a qualified gainsharing demonstration program. Under this demonstration, the Secretary shall test and evaluate methodologies and arrangements between hospitals and physicians designed to govern the utilization of inpatient hospital resources and physician work and to improve the quality and efficiency of care provided to beneficiaries. As specified in the project, methodologies to develop improved operational and financial hospital performance with the sharing of gains will be evaluated. The demonstration requires arrangements between a hospital and the physicians under which the hospital provides for gainsharing payments. These payments represent a share of the savings incurred directly as a result of collaborative efforts between the hospital and physicians.
Funding
$2,068,665.00
Principal Investigator(s)
Jerry Cromwell, Leslie Greenwald
Project Number
HHSM-500-2005-00029I/0003
Status
The demonstration began on October 1, 2008. Only Beth Israel NY, is currently participating. The Charleston, WV site ended participation on December 31, 2009. The comparison hospitals for each site have been selected. The first wave of site visits has been completed and reports of each site visit are being written. The documents for the Report to Congress on Quality Improvement and Savings have been submitted to CMS. The Report is due to Congress by March 31, 2011. The baseline data set is being assembled and analysis of baseline characteristics has begun.
Awardee Address

P.O. Box 12194, 3040 Cornwallis Road
Research, Triangle Park,
United States

Awardee Name
Research Triangle Institute, (NC)