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NewsHospitals in U.S. territories have higher death rates, worse outcomes
As the nation works to overcome healthcare disparities, the U.S. territories are being left out of the discussion. As a result, hospitals in U.S. territories have significantly higher death rates and Read more...
CMS issues draft of value-based purchasing rule
Value-based purchasing just took a step closer to becoming a reality on Friday when CMS issued a proposed rule that spells out how a new hospital value-based purchasing program will work. Hospitals Read more...
Decade's 'top hospitals' announced by Leapfrog
The University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore and Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle have been named "Top Hospitals of the Decade" by The Leapfrog Group for their innovations in Read more...
Hospital honored with coveted Baldrige quality award
An Illinois hospital has been named one of seven Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award winners for its achievements in funding, patient safety, outcome measures and community outreach. Advocate Read more...
Substantial gap in care quality between 'best' and 'worst' hospitals
Patients in a five-star hospital had a 72 percent lower risk of dying compared to those treated in a one-star hospital, a study of U.S. hospital quality by HealthGrades determined. According to the Read more...
Recession has had a negative impact on hospital safety, quality
Now more than ever is the time to monitor both care and financial quality of hospitals across the U.S., urge researchers from the University of Michigan Health System and St. Joseph Mercy Health Read more...
Hospital quality crackdown yields pros and cons
In what is considered a major win for healthcare consumers, the new health law contains dozens of provisions, including financial penalties for hospitals, to reduce medical errors, hospital-borne Read more...
More 'plain language' needed on hospital report card site
The Illinois Hospital Association's (IHA) Illinois Hospitals Caring for You website and the state's Hospital Report Card site have been touted as great examples of transparency and patient safety Read more...
Medicare hands out $12M in hospital quality bonuses
The 230 hospitals that took part in the CMS/HQID value-based purchasing project raised their overall quality by an average of 17.2 percent during the fourth year of the project on delivery of 30 Read more...
Illinois hospital data finally goes online
At long last, Illinois will begin publishing hospital performance data on a state-run website. We say "at long last" because the laws requiring the reports were passed a whopping five years ago, in Read more...
| Press ReleasesRegions Hospital is among top 5 percent in nationQuality study identifies hospitals with superior patient outcomes across 26 different medical procedures and diagnoses ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Regions Hospital announced today that Read more >> NBCH Joins Forces with The Delta Group to Initiate Program for Advancing Value-Based Expenditures with HospitalsWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The National Business Coalition on Health (NBCH), a non-profit organization of purchaser-led business and health coalitions, announced it will embark on a formal Read more >> VA Quality Data Released to Public on CMS Hospital Compare Web SiteWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers are now included in the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) Hospital Compare Web site, which measures Read more >> CIGNA Earns NCQA Certification for Physician and Hospital Quality Measurement ProgramsBLOOMFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The strength of CIGNA's (NYSE: CI) physician and hospital performance measurement programs for quality and cost has again been recognized by the National Read more >> Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Launches Web Site to Help Patients Compare Local Hospitals and PhysiciansJune 28, 2011 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation launched the nation's most comprehensive online directory for patients to find reliable information on the quality of health care provided by Read more >> |
