Understandably, the need for clearly defined accountable care organization clinical outcomes criteria has led to industry-wide interpretation. But while stakeholder interest lies in shared savings and ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has adopted an age-friendly quality hospital measure in its most recent final rule addressing prospective payment systems, policy changes, and ...

Patients often choose hospitals based on proximity, word of mouth or what their insurance covers. But the team behind HealthLocator says differences in quality, safety and experience can matter more ...

The study aimed to assess the effect of localized disasters on health plan quality performance scores, according to lead investigator Maria DeYoreo, PhD, of RAND Corporation. DeYoreo also discusses ...

This study examined how inclusion of different provider specialties affected Continuity of Care Index values, year-to-year stability, and association with emergency department visits. Objectives: ...