You can’t manage what you can’t measure. That’s why quality measurement is so important in healthcare. Yet for many providers, quality measurement has become an onerous process involving people, paper ...

As science races to address COVID-19, among the weaknesses highlighted by the pandemic is our inability to rapidly develop clinical guidelines, related decision supports, and quality measures to ...

Are imperfect and limited measures of health care quality and value better than none at all? That may not be just a rhetorical question soon, given that House Republicans are considering seriously the ...

Quality and performance measurement has become an integral part of the healthcare system. As pharmacists continue to increase their role and exposure as healthcare providers, they are well positioned ...

Helen Burstin, MD, MPH, FACP, chief scientific officer of The National Quality Forum, explained that the 2 gaps that exist in quality measurement currently include data infrastructure and patient ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic Accountable Care for Population Health, featuring analysis and discussion of how to understand, design, support, and measure ...

Although robust evidence demonstrates that specialty palliative care integrated into oncology care improves patient and health system outcomes, few clinicians are familiar with the standards, ...

As someone who leads an integrated health care delivery system, this is a question I frequently find myself asking. The obvious answer, of course, is to develop measurements based on treatment ...

Skilled nursing providers are worried they could see their star ratings drop following new changes to the quality measure rating threshold, according to a top expert. Care Compare’s April 2022 ...

A 2024 CMS assessment concluded that “nearly $30 billion in healthcare costs were avoided between 2016 and 2021 related to ...

Recent discussions on pre-K quality center around questions of what we should prioritize in early childhood classrooms — and how we should measure success. A new guide provides a chance “to explore ...

Medicare’s approach to quality assurance has significantly changed over the years. Starting with cost monitoring measures, it now ensures Medicare beneficiaries receive high quality, safe, and ...