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NewsReporting quality measurement works: Collaborative care improved
Confirming the beliefs of quality and transparency advocacy, measuring the quality of collaborative care arrangements and publicly reporting it does improve overall patient care, according to a study Read more...
Many readmissions not preventable, study says
Despite international efforts to reduce hospital readmission rates, a new Canadian study finds that readmission rates are not an accurate measure of quality and may not be prevented as patient safety Read more...
Charts, graphs help employees envision hitting quality care, IT goals
Just like imagining the finish line at the end of race, visualizing goals motivates workers to reach those goals, according to a recent study in the Journal of Marketing. As hospitals look to cut Read more...
AHA opposes penalty for medical mistakes
The American Hospital Association's President and CEO Rich Umbdenstock came out swinging in a recent USAToday editorial, opposing a health reform law provision that would financially penalize Read more...
Quality data doesn't correlate to risk of infection for surgical patients
All that data the government uses to judge the quality of hospitals? It may not mean anything when it comes to ascertaining a patient's risk of post-surgical infection. According to a study published Read more...
Illinois launches healthcare quality data site
Though the evidence continues to be contradictory as to whether report cards and healthcare data have much impact on quality--or whether consumers even use such data--public policymakers continue to Read more...
Bundled payment ignores healthcare business realities
In today's issue, you'll see a story that outlines Congressional plans to roll out bundled payment schemes for Medicare. The idea is that if you make physicians and hospitals share a single payment Read more...
CMS: 99 percent of hospitals to get full update for Outpatient Reporting Program
There's good news from the CMS for hospitals who participated in its Hospital Outpatient Quality Data Reporting Program: 99 percent of them submitted information correctly and will receive the full Read more...
MA puts hospital costs, ratings on the web
Like a growing number of its peers, the state of Massachusetts is taking transparency to a whole new level. Residents now have access to a website that allows them to directly compare the cost and Read more...
PA senators work to save PHC4
If things remain as they are, it seems that the nationally-recognized healthcare data monitoring agency known as the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) will die on November 30. Read more...
| Press ReleasesRoche Diagnostics Introduces Ultracompact LightCycler Nano Real-Time PCR System in USSmall platform supporting state-of-the-art technology for fast PCR protocols introduced at American Society of Human Genetics meeting in MontrealINDIANAPOLIS and MONTREAL, Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ Read more >> PHT Corporation Records Outstanding Q2 with 53% Increase in Bookings and Groundbreaking ePRO Data Collection and ReportingGlobal electronic patient reported outcome (ePRO) market and technology leader sees strongest Q2 bookings in history; publishes industry’s first free ePRO modality decision tool, and Smartphone app 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 >> PHT Corporation President and CEO Philip Lee Named to Prestigious PharmaVOICE 100 Most Influential People in Life SciencesHead of global ePRO market and technology leader praised for his intrinsic understanding of the pharma industry, and amazing ability to foresee and address its needs BOSTON & GENEVA--(BUSINESS Read more >> FIGMD, Inc. and American College of Cardiology to Expand PartnershipWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- FIGMD, Inc. today announced the American College of Cardiology (ACC) will expand its partnership and strategic alliance with FIGMD by making an equity investment. FIGMD Read more >> |
