Accountable Care
The agency scored higher on six of nine patient safety indicators, but still needs to work on behavioral health and patient experience, a JAMA Internal Medicine report finds.
The federal government has proposed requiring that accreditors release reports on the problems they find during hospital inspections. Right now, the reports are secret.
CMS initiative aims to boost outcomes, reduce cost and find innovative ways to deliver care to underserved populations.
Agency launches new website that allows veterans to find and compare care quality at clinics in the area, while viewing real-time data on wait times.
Only about half of the physicians surveyed think it's an effective model for delivering cost-effective or high-quality care, survey says.
The statewide experiment aims to test new payment systems, prevent unnecessary treatments, constrain overall growth in the cost of services and drugs, and address public health problems such as opioid abuse.
But the Congressman is a fan of state-crafted healthcare policy, especially when it comes to Medicaid.
Leaders share what is still needed to provide the best care while safeguarding the health of the sector.
Higher proportion of minority patients was associated with worse scores on 25 of 33 Medicare quality performance measures.
Health Affairs report suggests these hospitals discharged to skilled nursing facilities more effectively or did a better job at targeting at-risk patients.