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AHA asks CMS to reconsider 2009 quality measures, payment rates
The American Hospital Association isn't too happy about the quality-reporting requirements in the new proposed outpatient prospective system rule for 2009, and it would like to see CMS make some Read more...
Trend: Hospitals apologize for mistakes publicly
Typically, hospitals have shied away from the legal exposure and bad publicity that come with apologizing publicly for mistakes. Lately, however--prompted by the industry's increasing push toward Read more...
IL Blue plan won't pay for errors
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois has become the latest Blue plan to roll out a policy banning payment for medical errors by hospitals. It's become one of several fellow Blue plans to announce Read more...
MA Blue plan, state ban payment for medical errors
In another major blow for this approach, the state of Massachusetts' Medicaid program and the largest health insurer there each announced that they won't pay for a list of "never events." This week, Read more...
AHA says CMS hospital quality measures aren't ready
As things stand, hospitals soon will have to report on 72 quality measures (up from 30) if they want to receive full Medicare reimbursement. However, most of the new quality measures proposed by CMS Read more...
Joint Commission releases new inpatient psych measures
The Joint Commission has released a new set of seven inpatient psychiatric measures for use with the group's Oryx performance-measurement requirements. Eventually, the data will appear on the Read more...
ALSO NOTED: NQF releases healthcare-acquired infection reporting guidelines; ACOG re-examines abortion referral opinion; and mu
> The National Quality Forum has released a new framework for reporting data on healthcare-associated infections, and has released seven new performance measures. Read more...
Groups come together on MD performance reporting
Measuring performance is one of the toughest nuts the healthcare industry has to crack. But this time, some important stakeholders have at least come together to handle the problem as a team. Groups Read more...
NQF develops coordination of care measures
The National Quality Forum plans to begin developing quality measures related to coordination of care over the next 15 months, a move that could help to boost the emerging trend toward giving Read more...
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