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Nov 08 2011

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Starting next fall, the federal Medicare program will withhold 1% of a vital payment—as part of a program to improve the quality of care. Hospitals can earn additional payments by performing well on two measures: quality standards for medical care, and patient-satisfaction surveys.

Nov 08 2011

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

There’s a lot of concern today that paying fees to medical providers for each service may lead to unnecessary care. But there’s no easy way to replace the massively complicated fee-for-service system.

Nov 08 2011

kevinmd.com

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

How patient satisfaction scores reward rich hospitals

Nov 08 2011

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Test for Hospital Budgets: Are the Patients Pleased?

Nov 08 2011

govhealthit.com

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

It wasn’t until informatics pros and clinicians figured out how to calculate and graphically present a spectrum of clinical status measures for immediate action that quality measures became worthwhile and patient-care results dramatically improved

Nov 08 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

As more businesses shift employees onto high-deductible, consumer-directed health plans, healthcare organizations may see even more bad debt.

Nov 08 2011

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Health Plans Step Into Retail Operations

Nov 08 2011

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Imperfect cancer screenings spark angst over how much and who they really help

Nov 08 2011

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A Hidden Toll as States Shift to Contract Workers

Nov 08 2011

The Fiscal Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The New Poor: Elderly Hit Hard on Health Costs

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