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Environmental Scan to Identify the Major Research Questions and Metrics for Monitoring the Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Safety Net Hospitals
- The purposes of this environmental scan are to develop a conceptual framework, review and discuss the major research questions and hypotheses, and identify the “ideal” set of metrics for understanding the effects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on safety net hospitals. This report is part of a larger effort by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) to develop a strategy for monitoring safety net hospitals during and after implementation of the ACA. ASPE has requested The Center for Studying Health System Change to conduct this environmental scan (the focus of this report) and to prepare separate reports that assess the availability of data sources and metrics for a safety net monitoring effort, as well as a plan for conducting case studies of safety net hospitals.
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A. Executive Summary
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B. Introduction and Objectives
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C. Definition of Safety Net Hospitals
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D. Conceptual Framework
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E. Potential Effects of the ACA on Safety Net Hospitals
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F. Summary of Research Questions and Metrics
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References
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