1. How nursing affects Medicare's outcome-based hospital payments Author(s): Yakusheva, Olga, authorLindrooth, Richard C., authorWeiner, Janet, authorSpetz, Joanne, authorPauly, Mark V., author Publication: [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] : Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, November 2015 Subject(s): Cost-Benefit AnalysisMedicare -- economicsNursesNurse's RoleNursing Staff, Hospital -- economicsOutcome Assessment (Health Care)Cross Infection -- economicsHealth Care CostsHealth Care Reform -- legislation & jurisprudencePatient Readmission -- economicsPatient Readmission -- legislation & jurisprudenceQuality Indicators, Health CareQuality of Health CareReimbursement, IncentiveValue-Based PurchasingHumansUnited StatesUnited States.