Publicly reported hospital quality ratings frequently offer conflicting results, which may be misleading to stakeholders and patients, according to a new analysis published in the New England Journal of Medicine...Read More »
A recent study published in the JAMA from The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice found that accountable care organization (ACO) care management and coordination activities were not associated with improved outcomes or spending in patients with complex needs.Read More »
A new study in Health Affairs found that 30-day hospital readmissions for hip and knee replacements began to decline rapidly when the federal government announced that it would penalize...Read More »
Only 32% of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries know about the Medicare Advantage Star Ratings, and of those only half used them to make health purchasing decisions, according to new data from...Read More »
Humana convened a group of healthcare experts to build a consensus on the definitions of concepts such as “value-based care” and “population health.” The experts, however, were unable to,Read More »
