(HealthDay)—Four steps can help doctors improve patient care and office efficiency, according to a report published by the American Medical Association (AMA).
Jun 15, 2016
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Hospitals have made significant strides to reduce or eliminate physical harm to patients since the landmark 1999 Institute of Medicine Report "To Err is Human." In a new paper published in BMJ, patient care leaders at Beth ...
Jul 1, 2015
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A "look back" study of Medicare fee-for-service claims for more than 1.2 million patients over age 65 has directly affirmed and quantified a long-suspected link between lower rates of coordinated health care services and ...
Jun 11, 2015
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As health insurers place more emphasis on paying for quality outcomes rather than for specific services provided by doctors and hospitals, several quality improvement programs have been developed as a way to help health care ...
Jun 10, 2015
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(HealthDay)—Patient engagement initiatives can decrease costs without sacrificing quality care, according to an article published Jan. 22 in Medical Economics.
Feb 3, 2015
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A study of more than 12 million acute care hospitalizations over a five-year span found that as quality improved on each of 17 measures so did racial and ethnic equity. Nine major disparities evident in 2005 had mostly or ...
Dec 10, 2014
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Two-thirds of women treated for early-stage breast cancer in the U.S. receive longer radiation therapy than necessary, according to a new study published in JAMA this week from Penn Medicine researchers Ezekiel J. Emanuel, ...
Dec 10, 2014
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(HealthDay)—The need for hospital physicians is growing, according to an article published Jan. 3 in Medical Economics.
Feb 21, 2014
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(HealthDay)—Five key quality issues are showing some positive trends, according to the 2013 State of Health Care Quality Report published by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).
Oct 30, 2013
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(HealthDay)—The Pridit approach can be used to predict hospital quality and health outcomes, according to a study published online Sept. 30 in the Risk Management and Insurance Review.
Oct 8, 2013
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