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Category: Patient Care & Quality

Patient Care & Quality

Proposed Improvements to Medicare Shared Savings Program Include Strengthening Performance Incentives for ACOs

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule to strengthen the performance measurements for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) participating in the … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Patient Care & Quality

National Report Card Shows Need for Psychiatric Bed Reporting System

A shortage of psychiatric beds across the state was cited as a key concern in the American College of Emergency Physicians’ National Report Card on … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Patient Care & Quality

Pennsylvania Gets an “F” on State Report Card for Quality Transparency

In most states, including Pennsylvania, the Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute (HCI3) has determined that consumers (buyers of health care) have little or no information … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Patient Care & Quality

Need an Incentive to Improve Your Communications Skills with Patients?

Experts at the recent National Accountable Care Organizations Summit said that physicians learning how to improve their communication with patients will, in turn, help accountable … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Patient Care & Quality

Patient Portals: Timing Is Key

Many practices have asked us ‘when is the best time to launch a patient portal?’ The best time to implement a patient portal to meet … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Patient Care & Quality

Applications Still Being Accepted for the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program

The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) has open slots for the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver program. Pennsylvania is allotted 30 slots annually. To … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Patient Care & Quality

New Regulation Allows Patients to Receive Test Results Directly from Labs

A new rule allowing patients to obtain their test results directly from clinical labs went into effect April 7, 2014. If you’re reading this for … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Patient Care & Quality

Advocacy, Research, and Education on the Agenda for PAMED’s LGBT Health Task Force

On Feb. 18, a task force created to advise the Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) on LGBT health disparities met for the first time. The LGBT … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022

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