There have been many signs that volume to value is coming, and faster than many anticipated, both at the federal level and at the state … Read More ›
Category: Patient Care & Quality
Quality Insights of Pennsylvania is currently seeking subject matter experts with clinical expertise (specified below), as well as patients and/or caregivers, to join its current … Read More ›
On June 4, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule updating the Medicare Shared Savings Program. The rule is … Read More ›
The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) appointed Michael J. Consuelos, MD, as senior vice president of clinical integration effective July 1, 2014. In … Read More ›
At The Hospital and Healthysystem Association of Pennsylvania’s (HAP’s) Patient Safety and Quality Symposium on Sept. 4, 2014, Gus Geraci, MD, consulting chief medical officer … Read More ›
Quality Insights of Pennsylvania is seeking providers who are willing to test electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) for possible inclusion in the Centers for Medicare … Read More ›
Pennsylvania Poll Shows Patients’ Access about the Same or Better, But Increased Out-of-Pocket Costs
A poll of 700 Pennsylvanians age 21 and older suggests patients are able to schedule appointments with doctors easily, but their out-of-pocket expenses appear to … Read More ›
The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council’s (PHC4’s) 2013 Hospital Performance Report (HPR) shows that in-hospital mortality rates dropped significantly statewide between 2008 and 2013 … Read More ›