Find out how MIPS Value Pathways simplify reporting, lessen the administration burden, and coordinate quality metrics with ...

Medicare initially focused on cost monitoring measures when thinking about quality assurance. However, it now aims to ensure beneficiaries receive high quality, safe, impartial, and effective ...

Hospitals must fuse supply strategy with clinical quality metrics to meet Joint Commission goals and avoid patient harm and CMS accreditation loss.

The following article was written by Ann O’Neill, RN, MBA/HCM, director of clinical operations for Regent Surgical Health.By now, almost everyone in the ASC industry is aware of the new CMS quality ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic Accountable Care for Population Health, featuring analysis and discussion of how to understand, design, support, and measure ...

Medicare Advantage outperformed traditional Medicare on clinical quality measures before and during the COVID-19 pandemic; mid-pandemic, however, traditional Medicare narrowed the gap on some ...

A new-look Medicare Advantage (MA) quality bonus program would better incentivize insurers and help individuals choose a more appropriate plan, a report from Urban Institute finds. Authors Robert ...

Patrick Conway, MD, serves as the acting principal deputy administrator and deputy administrator for innovation and quality for CMS, as well as serving as the agency’s CMO. In a recent Q&A with QIO ...

The CMS star ratings began as faint points of light helping patients navigate an increasingly complex galaxy of healthcare options. But over time, those points of light became financial Novas, ...

It’s no secret that today’s healthcare system revolves around metrics. Specifically, quality metrics are increasingly used to ...

In July of 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented a new overall star rating system on the Hospital Compare website. Almost all hospitals are now rated between one and ...