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Joint Commission: Hospitals show gains in patient care quality

 Chelsey Ledue January 15, 2010
Accredited hospitals in the United States have steadily improved the quality of patient care over a seven-year period, saving lives and improving the health of thousands of patients, according to The Joint Commission’s annual report.
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Aurora Health Care top performing health system in national quality initiative

 Industry News Release August 17, 2009
Aurora Health Care is again the top performing health system in the country in a national Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Premier healthcare alliance quality initiative.
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CMS expands online hospital ratings, adds readmission data

 Diana Manos July 09, 2009
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Thursday it has posted new ratings on 4,000 hospitals on its "Hospital Compare" website, including new mortality and readmission data.
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Costly treatment does not always lead to better care

 Richard Pizzi July 06, 2009
Hospitals that provide more intensive and costly care do not provide better-quality care, according to a study published in Health Affairs.
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Study: Costly treatment 
does not bring higher-quality care at hospitals

 Richard Pizzi May 21, 2009
Hospitals that provide more intensive and costly care do not provide better-quality care, according to a study published in Health Affairs.
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Most hospitals lack in quality, cost-effectiveness, Leapfrog survey shows

 Bernie Monegain April 15, 2009
Most hospitals fail to achieve quality and cost effectiveness standards set by The Leapfrog Group, according to a survey Leapfrog released Wednesday.
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Joint Commission report shows gains in safety, quality

 Chelsey Ledue November 24, 2008
In some "very critical areas," Joint Commission-accredited hospitals have improved the quality of patient care over a six-year period, saving lives and improving the health of thousands of p...
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Payers News Briefs

 Healthcare Finance News Staff March 07, 2008
Pay-for-quality program shows positive results Early results of a pay-for-quality pilot program reveal improvements in quality of care and reductions in emergency room and hospital admi...
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Pay-for-quality program shows early, positive results

 Molly Merrill February 29, 2008
Early results of a pay-for-quality pilot program reveal improvements in quality of care and reductions in emergency room and hospital admissions. The preliminary results were...
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CMS' final IPPS rule focuses on data

 Fred Bazzoli August 27, 2007
WASHINGTON – Hospital groups across the country are assessing the potential impact of the final rule issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on IPPS last month....
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More quality data collection on tap under CMS' final IPPS rule

 Fred Bazzoli August 03, 2007
Hospital groups across the country today are assessing the potential impact of the final IPPS rule issued by the Ce...
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CMS details P4P program

 Diana Manos, Senior Editor and Chip Means, Associate Editor May 03, 2007
WASHINGTON - Amid industry concerns, a new pay-for-performance program has been outlined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The voluntary 2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiati...
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P4P: All talk, little action so far

 Diana Manos May 03, 2007
Today there is hardly a more hotly debated topic than pay-for-performance, or P4P. And yet, despite all the brouhaha, it’s still only a distant speck on the horizon. In line with t...
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CMS announces measures for doc P4P reporting amid industry concerns

 Diana Manos April 05, 2007
Information on how doctors will be measured for quality performance under the voluntary 2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) has been announced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid S...
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Study: Quality measures work

 Fred Bazzoli November 09, 2006
Following quality measures in treating patients saved lives and money in four of five disease types, according to results of a joint government-private sector pay-for-performance project....
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