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Category: Patient Care & Quality

Patient Care & Quality, Quality and Value

HHS Awards $1.3 Million in ACA Funding for Quality Improvement in Pennsylvania Health Centers

On Dec. 9, 2014, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced $36.3 million in Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding to 1,113 health centers … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Patient Care & Quality, Quality and Value

New Hospital Compare Star Ratings to Help Consumers Choose a Hospital

On April 16, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced ratings on its public information website, Hospital Compare, to make it easier … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Patient Care & Quality, Quality and Value

Are There “Ghosts” In Your Practice? Five Strategies for Implementing Value-Based Care Now

A group of physicians, practice administrators, and health care consultants met on Aug. 7 for PAMED’s second volume-to-value workshop conducted by nationally recognized expert Ray … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Patient Care & Quality, Quality and Value

Innovating in Pennsylvania: What Some Organizations Are Doing to Stand Out

“In a health care landscape where nothing stays in one place for long, innovation is the order of the day,” said a recent FierceHealthcare article that … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Patient Care & Quality, Quality and Value

BCBS Says Patient-Centered, Value-Based Programs Generated $1 Billion in Savings, $71 Billion in Spending

According to a recent survey compiled by the Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) Association, patient-centered and value-based programs generated about $1 billion in savings by … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Patient Care & Quality, Quality and Value

Using Big Data to Save Lives in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania health care systems like Penn Medicine are using big data to save lives. Penn Medicine’s big data project called Penn Signals is developing predictive … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Patient Care & Quality, Quality and Value

How One Pennsylvania Medical Practice Is Easing Volume-to-Value Transition

Develop the Skills to Thrive in Value-Based Delivery Systems Through a series of six online, on–demand courses and two live workshops, PAMED offers educational programs … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Patient Care & Quality, Quality and Value

Opportunity to Earn Incentive Money as a Testing Site for Electronic Clinical Quality Measures

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 ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022

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