Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program
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The Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program is a U.S. Medicare quality initiative that financially penalizes hospitals with high rates of preventable patient harms, such as infections and complications, to incentivize improved patient safety.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5166981 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program Context triple: [Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, overseesProgram, Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program]
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A.
340B Drug Pricing Program
The 340B Drug Pricing Program is a U.S. federal initiative that requires drug manufacturers to provide outpatient medications to eligible healthcare organizations at significantly reduced prices to support care for underserved patients.
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B.
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation is a federal agency within CMS that tests and implements new payment and service delivery models to improve quality and reduce costs in Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP.
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C.
Patient Safety Organization program
The Patient Safety Organization program is a federal initiative that supports organizations in collecting, analyzing, and sharing healthcare error data to improve patient safety and reduce medical harm.
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D.
Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999
The Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 is a U.S. federal law that reauthorized and strengthened the nation’s health services research infrastructure, establishing a focused mission to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of healthcare.
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E.
Center for Clinical Standards and Quality
The Center for Clinical Standards and Quality is a division of the U.S. federal health system responsible for developing, implementing, and enforcing national healthcare quality and safety standards across Medicare- and Medicaid-participating providers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program Target entity description: The Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program is a U.S. Medicare quality initiative that financially penalizes hospitals with high rates of preventable patient harms, such as infections and complications, to incentivize improved patient safety.
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A.
340B Drug Pricing Program
The 340B Drug Pricing Program is a U.S. federal initiative that requires drug manufacturers to provide outpatient medications to eligible healthcare organizations at significantly reduced prices to support care for underserved patients.
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B.
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation is a federal agency within CMS that tests and implements new payment and service delivery models to improve quality and reduce costs in Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP.
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C.
Patient Safety Organization program
The Patient Safety Organization program is a federal initiative that supports organizations in collecting, analyzing, and sharing healthcare error data to improve patient safety and reduce medical harm.
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D.
Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999
The Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 is a U.S. federal law that reauthorized and strengthened the nation’s health services research infrastructure, establishing a focused mission to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of healthcare.
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E.
Center for Clinical Standards and Quality
The Center for Clinical Standards and Quality is a division of the U.S. federal health system responsible for developing, implementing, and enforcing national healthcare quality and safety standards across Medicare- and Medicaid-participating providers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Medicare quality initiative
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hospital quality reporting program ⓘ pay-for-performance program ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
CMS
NERFINISHED
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Medicare-participating hospitals
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acute care hospitals ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| evaluationMethod |
comparison of hospitals’ HAC scores
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risk-adjusted quality measures ⓘ |
| firstPaymentAdjustmentFiscalYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| goal |
improve quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries
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reduce costs associated with preventable complications ⓘ |
| implementedBy | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incentiveMechanism | financial penalties ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Affordable Care Act
NERFINISHED
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act NERFINISHED ⓘ Section 3008 of the Affordable Care Act ⓘ |
| monitors | rates of hospital-acquired conditions over time ⓘ |
| payer | Medicare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paymentAdjustmentType | downward payment adjustment ⓘ |
| paymentSystem | Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| penalizes |
hospitals in the worst-performing quartile
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hospitals with high rates of hospital-acquired conditions ⓘ |
| penaltyAppliesTo | all Medicare discharges in the applicable fiscal year ⓘ |
| penaltyMagnitude | 1 percent reduction in Medicare inpatient payments ⓘ |
| purpose |
improve patient safety in hospitals
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incentivize quality improvement ⓘ reduce hospital-acquired conditions ⓘ reduce preventable patient harms ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program
NERFINISHED
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Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector | healthcare quality ⓘ |
| startDate | 2014 ⓘ |
| targets |
Clostridioides difficile infections
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catheter-associated urinary tract infections ⓘ central line-associated bloodstream infections ⓘ complications of care ⓘ healthcare-associated infections ⓘ hospital-acquired conditions ⓘ hospital-acquired infections ⓘ methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia ⓘ patient safety indicators ⓘ surgical site infections ⓘ |
| usesDataSource |
Medicare claims data
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NHSN data ⓘ National Healthcare Safety Network data ⓘ |
| usesMeasureDomain |
PSI 90 composite
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Patient Safety and Adverse Events Composite NERFINISHED ⓘ healthcare-associated infection measures ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program Description of subject: The Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program is a U.S. Medicare quality initiative that financially penalizes hospitals with high rates of preventable patient harms, such as infections and complications, to incentivize improved patient safety.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Center for Clinical Standards and Quality
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overseesProgram
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Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program
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