A new editorial published in JAMA by Northwestern Medicine ® experts strongly questions the use of several hospital quality measures by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in its ...
The percentage of physicians’ pay tied to quality of care would double in 2016 under draft regulations released by the Medicare program this month, according to a Kaiser Health News report. The ...
Two hospital pay-for-performance programs in Maryland have saved money and improved quality of care in hospitals, including the reduction of hospital-acquired conditions, according to a new study ...
Results from a study suggest pay-for-performance hospital programs may need to be tailored to the specific healthcare organization in order to yield the greatest effect on healthcare quality, ...
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new program to reduce prescription drug costs for Americans. The Generating Cost Reduction for U.S., known as GENEROUS, aims to ...
On January 1,the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched their new Transforming Episode Accountability Model ...