Medical economics
Moneyball in Medicare? It's working, study says
Incentives for hospitals to improve their quality and reduce costs do work, according to a new University of Michigan study.
Sep 17, 2018
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News tagged with quality measures
Health
Removal of GP incentives associated with decline in quality of care
The removal of financial incentives for doctors working in primary care is associated with a decline in performance on quality measures, according to new findings by researchers from the Universities of Dundee and Cambridge, ...
Sep 7, 2018
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Health
Measuring the cost of quality measurement
Less than 2 decades after publication of the National Academy of Medicine's (formerly the Institute of Medicine) Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century, quality measurement has become routine ...
Aug 31, 2017
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Addiction
Deaths among patients with opioid disorders may be cut by one-third by better care
Following three possible recommendations in providing medical care to people with an opioid addiction may cut deaths among such patients by as much as one-third, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
Jun 27, 2017
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Health
Participation in meaningful use doesn't up quality of care
(HealthDay)—Physician participation in meaningful use is associated with improvement in colorectal cancer screening, but is not associated with improvement in other quality measures, according to a study published online ...
Jan 4, 2017
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Health
Did quality of outpatient care change from 2002 to 2013?
Local, regional and national efforts have aimed to improve deficits in the quality of health care and the patient experience. So did the quality of outpatient care for adults in the United States change from 2002 to 2013?
Oct 17, 2016
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Health
Asking patients where they want to die when admitted to hospice linked to fewer hospitalizations
Patients who were asked where they wanted to die upon entering hospice had lower rates of hospitalization at the end of life, as did those in hospices that monitored symptoms more frequently, according to a new study led ...
Jun 15, 2016
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Health
UCI personalized ratings app may improve patient's choice of nursing home
A new app created at the University of California, Irvine can improve a patient's choice of a nursing home. This is important, because when rating quality measures for nursing homes, patients and experts at the Centers for ...
Apr 4, 2016
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Cardiology
Heart organizations support core quality measures, with reservations
Quality measures announced today by the Core Quality Measures Collaborative represent a step forward in reducing paperwork and confusion while also allowing providers to focus on measures that impact patient outcomes, the ...
Feb 16, 2016
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Cardiology
Poor air quality increases patients' risk of heart attack, new study finds
People with heart disease face an increased risk of a serious heart attack during poor air quality days, according to a major new study presented today at the American Heart Association Scientific Session in Orlando.
Nov 8, 2015
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