A new study indicates that some hospitals have much greater use of consultations during an inpatient stay, with little effect on quality measures.
Hospital quality of care was more likely to remain the same or decline than improve following involvement in a merger or acquisition.
A viewpoint in the Journal of the American Medical Association addresses the failure of the extensive set of quality improvement initiated by policymakers in the last decade.
A study in JAMA Network Open suggests that Medicare Advantage plans use lower-quality home health agencies.
The Government Accounting Office critiques the Medicare quality of care program.
A study in Health Services Research explores the utility of patient-reported satisfaction measures.
A new paper from the National Bureau of Health Economics analyses the effect of primary care physician practice styles on patient outcomes.
An article in Health Affairs calls into question the method CMS uses for grouping hospital star ratings.
A study in the Journal of Health Economics examines whether star ratings for skilled nursing facilities are associated with outcomes.
A new study from NBER reveals what we all might fear–doctors aren’t necessarily great at assessing health risks.
A study looks evaluates publicly available hospital quality ratings.
A paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that quality report cards may be helpful in sorting skilled nursing facilities.
The Integrated Healthcare Association releases an analysis of California providers who take financial risk and the quality of their care.
A study in Health Services Research estimates the cost of inpatient hospital errors in care.