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Collecting Mortality Data to Drive Real-Time Improvement in Suicide PreventionThe Perfect Depression Care initiative serves as an example of how suicide prevention programs can collect real-time mortality data internally to drive rapid quality improvement.
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Making Measurement MeaningfulA discussion on meaningful measurement and driving greater value in healthcare, and the role of the National Quality Forum.
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The Effect of a PPO Pay-for-Performance Program on Patients With DiabetesA pay-for-performance program in a preferred provider organization setting may significantly increase the receipt of quality care and decrease hospitalization rates among patients with diabetes.
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Medicare Annual Wellness Visit Association With Healthcare Quality and CostsIn the context of 2 primary care physician–led accountable care organizations, Medicare Annual Wellness Visits were associated with lower healthcare costs and improved clinical care quality for beneficiaries.
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Improving Provider Directory Accuracy: Can Machine-Readable Directories Help?The authors examined the accuracy of provider directories and found widespread errors. Machine-readable directories are not more accurate than conventional directories, despite their advantages. A survey of promising initiatives to improve directory accuracy was also completed.
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Does Medication Adherence Lead to Lower Healthcare Expenses for Patients With Diabetes?Adherence to medication can improve healthcare outcomes but is associated with higher total healthcare expenses, especially during the years immediately following the onset of diabetes.
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Primary Care Physician Resource Use Changes Associated With Feedback ReportsImplementing systemwide dissemination of feedback reports to primary care physicians in an integrated delivery system may be associated with changes in medical resource use.
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Enhancing Patient and Family Engagement Through Meaningful Use Stage 3: Opportunities and Barriers to ImplementationTwo leading US health systems attempted to implement 4 draft objectives for Meaningful Use Stage 3 within their health IT infrastructure to provide feedback on needed enhancements to the policy.
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Upcoding Emergency Admissions for Non-Life-Threatening Injuries to ChildrenFor-profit status was found to influence the probability of upcoding for inpatient cases involving non-life-threatening injuries with implications for Medicaid and other insurers.
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Economic Implications of Weight Change in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes MellitusModest weight loss (>3%) among metformin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus was associated with decreased costs, lower resource utilization, and lower rates of treatment discontinuation.
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The Underuse of Carotid Interventions in Veterans With Symptomatic Carotid StenosisFor patients with symptomatic severe (>70%) carotid stenosis carotid endarterectomy is highly effective at reducing the risk of subsequent stroke; however few eligible Veterans appear to be receiving this procedure.
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Quality Metrics for Oncology in a Value-Based Reimbursement WorldCMS has developed the Oncology Care Model (OCM) to provide physician practices that furnish chemotherapy treatment the option of payment arrangements that include financial and performance accountability for episodes of care for cancer patients. This article presents an overview of the model and guidelines that can help meet the quality and performance measures for OCM participation.
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Performance Measurement for People With Multiple Chronic Conditions: Conceptual ModelThe Performance Measurement for People with Multiple Chronic Conditions conceptual model can facilitate development and refinement of quality measures for a medically complex population.
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Statin Therapy for Elevated hsCRP: What Are the Public Health Implications?Randomized trial data indicate that heart disease risk associated with elevated hsCRP can be cut by almost half with a safe, proven pharmacologic therapy.
