Quality

The focus of quality improvement in healthcare is to bolster performance and processes related to diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Leaders in this space also ensure the proper selection of imaging exams and procedures, and monitor the safety of services, among other duties. Reimbursement programs such as the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) utilize financial incentives to improve quality. This also includes setting and maintaining care quality initiatives, such as the requirements set by the Joint Commission.

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SmartShopper program offers incentives to choose less expensive care

Through the Vitals SmartShopper program, employees receive cash incentives for choosing less expensive options for imaging, blood work and other areas in healthcare, the Associated Press reports. Vitals, a healthcare data firm, offers the SmartShopper program to employers and insurers in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Indiana and Kentucky.

UPMC First in Pennsylvania to Share Ratings that Patients Give to its Doctors, Other Providers

In an effort to share more and better information with these savvy and engaged consumers, UPMC is the first health care provider in Pennsylvania to publicly share patient satisfaction ratings and comments about its doctors and advanced practice providers.

Disney, Union Pacific executives discuss company wellness programs

WASHINGTON, D.C.--As companies aim to keep employees healthy and cut healthcare costs, wellness programs are becoming more popular.

Race and social class bias in surgical clinicians

A recent study found there was no correlation between acute care surgical clinicians’ unconscious race and/or social class biases and their patient management decisions.

Health plan member satisfaction improving

Members of 134 commercial health plans in 18 regions of the U.S. were more satisfied than in recent years with their coverage, according to a J.D. Power survey released on March 9.

Quality of care for patients with brain tumors differs depending on insurance status

Patients with brain tumors have an increased length of stay in hospitals, worse discharge outcomes and increased in-hospital mortality if they have Medicaid or no insurance compared with if they have private insurance.

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Thanks to redundancies, system glitches present minor interruptions to radiologist workflow

Radiology IT system hiccups that result in downtimes are generally mild and only modestly impact radiologist workflows.

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Two hospitals find “superbugs” on medical equipment

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Hartford Healthcare are the most recent hospitals to find “superbugs” on medical devices known as duodenoscopes, NBC News reports.

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