title: The morality of using mortality as a financial incentive: unintended consequences and implications for acute hospital care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Methodist Medical Center, University of Illinois College of Medicine-Peoria, 112 NE Crescent Ave, Peoria, IL 61606, USA. jmkupfer@comcast.net
authors.forename: Joel M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kupfer
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D003363:Cost Control; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006291:Health Policy; D006300:Health Services Misuse; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009026:Mortality; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000941:ethics; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States