The following article was written by Ann O’Neill, RN, MBA/HCM, director of clinical operations for Regent Surgical Health.By now, almost everyone in the ASC industry is aware of the new CMS quality ...

Prevention and Management of Osteoradionecrosis in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer Treated With Radiation Therapy: ISOO-MASCC-ASCO Guideline Clinical Insights Oncology is a complex clinical ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic Accountable Care for Population Health, featuring analysis and discussion of how to understand, design, support, and measure ...

Cancer is fast-becoming one of the most expensive chronic conditions in the United States, and hospital care accounts for nearly a quarter of this spending. 1 Unplanned emergency department (ED) ...

Over the past several decades, an appealing idea rapidly gained popularity: The government could advance a health care system that rewarded the quality of care rather than the volume of care. Medicare ...

Suggested Citation: "Appendix F Commissioned Paper: Improving the Quality of Quality Measurement--John D. Birkmeyer, Eve A. Kerr, and Justin B. Dimick." Institute of Medicine. 2006. Performance ...

Most of the quality measures that assess how well internists, group practices, and health plans deliver diabetes care are not scientifically sound or have not been tested in a way that supports their ...

Federal officials have quietly withdrawn the only new nursing home quality measure that had been listed as “under consideration” for future years. In December, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ...