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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Hospitals improve productivity but face Medicare cuts

A new study found hospital productivity increased significantly from 2002 to 2011, the Wall Street Journal reports.

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Website contains pricing data for more than 40 commercially insured individuals

A website launched this week hopes to bring more transparency to healthcare prices. The website, called Guroo, contains data derived from three billion claims from more than 40 million individuals with private commercial insurance.

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Study reveals physicians should include patients in decisions about cancer care

Patients with cancer were more likely to report they received better quality of care if they had a role in their treatment decisions, according to a recent survey.

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Readmission rates following surgeries in U.S. hospitals

Nearly 6 percent of people who underwent surgery were readmitted within 30 days, according to an analysis of U.S. hospitals.

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Quality of hospital, nursing home impacts readmissions

Patients discharged from higher-quality hospitals or who received care in higher-quality nursing homes are less likely to be readmitted to a hospital within 30 days, according to a study published in AMJC Managed Markets Network.

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IOM issues 4 recommendations for clinical data sharing

The Institute of Medicine has released four recommendations urging significant changes in how clinical trial data are shared, reports Modern Healthcare.  

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Public quality reporting could lower hospital costs

More public reporting on quality could help bring down hospital costs, according to a new Health Affairs study, reports Modern Healthcare.

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CMS adds quality data to consumer sites

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released additional quality data to give patients and their families more information to inform their selection of a provider, according to an agency blog.

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