title: OIG signals shift on gainsharing: HCA seeks OK for implant contract.
abstract: Six agreements negotiated in recent months will not be challenged. Quality managers concede unfamiliarity with and skepticism about gainsharing. Although cost savings are undeniable, the quality impact must be monitored.
mesh_terms: D032982:Contracts / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D017046:Cost Savings; D033161:Government Regulation; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D009985:Orthopedics; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D013714:Tennessee