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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

CDC Recommends HIV Combination Tests for Faster Diagnosis

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on June 26, 2014, said that it is now recommending HIV combinations tests that can detect infection … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Patient Care & Quality

Pennsylvania to Receive HHS Grants to Fund Home-Parenting Visits

Pennsylvania is one of 46 states that will receive grant funding for home-parenting visits from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Patient Care & Quality

PCPs Needed for the Nation’s Health Professional Shortage Areas

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) estimates that 8,200 additional primary care physicians are needed to eliminate the current primary care health professional shortage … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022

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