A paper at the National Bureau of Economic Research discusses Medicaid’s role in creating better quality nursing home care.
A survey by Leavitt Partners and the University of Utah reveals divides in patient, employer and physician perceptions of quality.
CMS’ creation of a value-based purchasing modifier used with reimbursement seems to have little actual correlation with quality of care.
West conducted a survey of health care professionals and patients regarding quality perceptions and issues.
A study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine suggests that there is more over-treatment than under-treatment of diabetes among Medicare beneficiaries.
An article regarding characteristics of high-performing health systems finds no consistent pattern.
Oops, wireless pill bottles and other interventions don’t appear to improve medication adherence or clinical outcomes.
According to research published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the hospital value-based purchasing program did not lead to better quality.
Research published in the journal Medical Care suggests that a hospital participating in quality improvement efforts doesn’t have lower care costs than hospitals that don’t.
A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that teaching hospitals have lower mortality rates.
A study carried by the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that many newly approved drugs end up having safety issues.
A study in Health Affairs finds no difference in quality between high and low-priced physicians.
Hospital-associated primary care practices deliver more low-value care, according to research in JAMA Internal Medicine.
The Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality releases updated data on hospital-acquired health conditions.