The methods used to compare quality between one Medicare Advantage (MA) plan and another are so seriously flawed that the system needs an overhaul, members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission ...

The quality-measurement movement began more than 20 years ago and has resulted in transparent quality-performance information, accountability, and improvements. At the same time, proliferation of ...

It has been 10 years since the Triple Aim was expanded to the Quadruple Aim (QA) to include “clinician well-being in the workplace” as a core health policy goal. This change came in response to the ...

Through its proposed Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is building on administration-level priorities to better assess disparities in ...

CMS released its first home- and community-based services quality measure set July 21 to promote consistent quality measurement within and across such programs. The measure set is intended to provide ...

Quality measurement in heart failure care encompasses both process and outcome metrics that guide clinical practice and organizational performance. Process metrics focus on evidence-based ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, in tandem with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, issued a request for information this week – wanting to hear from providers and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The NLA and ASPC released a joint perspective on the importance of LDL measurement and control as a CMS quality ...

CMS is proposing to modify several hospital quality measures and remove four others, including those focused on health equity and social drivers of health. The agency outlined the changes April 11 as ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is asking states to use Medicaid payments to incentivize better outcomes for nursing home residents and improve staffing. CMS issued a bulletin on Monday ...