Quality

Last week, CMS released the final 2018 performance data for the Quality Payment Program (QPP). These final QPP performance results show...Read More »

The federal government has extended the comment period for the proposed rule...Read More »

Hospitals who serve disadvantaged patients in vulnerable communities may be unfairly penalized by the CMS rating system, according to an...Read More »

Safety-net hospitals may not have adequate resources to comply with federal and state sepsis quality improvement standards required of acute care...Read More »

As Medicare continues to incentivize high care value, rather...Read More »

Improper Medicare payments have fallen to their lowest level since 2010 due to “aggressive program integrity measures,” according to CMS. The...Read More »

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that antibiotic-resistant (AR) bacteria and fungi cause more than 2.8...Read More »

A new report from the National Academy of Medicine says that between one-third and one-half of U.S. clinicians experience burnout, ...Read More »

Metrics have long been the lifeblood of staff performance...Read More »