Quality

Healthgrades released its annual list of “America’s Best Hospitals...Read More »

HACs declined by 13% between 2014 and 2017, preventing an estimated 20,500 deaths and $7.7 billion in healthcare costs, according to...Read More »

Although bundled payment programs have the potential to generate data that can be used to reduce costs and improve the Medicare program, the...Read More »

The average outpatient visit in the U.S. costs nearly $500 and the average inpatient stay costs more than $22,000, according to...Read More »

Hospital affiliated ACOs participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) achieved $174 million in net savings to Medicare.Read More »

The OIG has been conducting a series of studies about adverse events (patient harm) in various healthcare settings since 2008 and will be...Read More »

The success of CMS’ HRRP has been overstated, according to a recent...Read More »

Using financial penalties to reduce hospital readmissions has been linked to a significant rise in post-discharge mortality for patients with...Read More »

by Crystal R. Stalter, CPC, CCS-P, CDIP

When we think about documentation that reflects quality, a few things come to mind. First...Read More »

In FY 2018, 57% of hospitals earned Medicare incentive payments under the Hospital Value-based Purchasing Program. In FY 2019, that number will...Read More »