Bellin Health shares how the health system achieved the top composite quality score in the first performance year of Next Generation ACO. While the Next Generation ACO program has generated modest ...

The American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology (AHA/ACC) have introduced a comprehensive list of clinical performance measures intended to target meaningful gaps in care, and that ...

Jason C. Goldwater, MA, MPA, senior director, National Quality Forum, explained that quality metrics exist for 3 purposes: to ensure the best science and practices are being utilized, to set the bar ...

Hospital and health system CFOs check numerous metrics on a daily basis and, as reimbursement becomes more closely linked to health outcomes, finance chiefs are examining quality metrics as a part of ...

Athenahealth outlined four ways that healthcare practices can use quality metrics to improve performance outcomes in a recent athenaInsight blog post. 1. Mine data for insights: Analyze outcomes data ...

Through literature review and collaborative design, we propose the Focus, Activity, Statistic, Scale type, and Reference (FASStR) framework to provide a systematic approach to health care operation ...

(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) This training offers key opportunities for professionals in regulated industries to enhance compliance, optimize performance measurement, and drive continuous ...

An ad hoc committee will plan and conduct a one-day public workshop that will feature invited presentations and discussion of the quality performance measures for integration of health literacy, ...

The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) have provided an update to their clinical performance and quality measures for adults with heart failure (HF) to bring ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...