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Medical home beats P4P in quality improvement
Small, targeted incentive payments aimed at changing physicians' behavior merely "nibble around the edges" of creating better care, according to a recent Canadian study that showed lackluster results
ACO accreditation by NCQA strongly emphasizes health IT
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), which recently launched an accreditation program for accountable care organizations (ACOs), is emphasizing health IT in its requirements for
Chart analysis helps Cleveland Clinic uncover patient complications
Cleveland Clinic is using a new application from 3M to help identify inpatient complications more quickly while improving clinical documentation, according to Health Data Management. The initiative,
Pay for performance yields mixed results, study says
The healthcare industry has put much focus on pay-for-performance programs to improve the quality of care. Yet new research questions this approach and suggests that providing financial incentives to
EHRs and the quality conundrum
A quick peek at the past few days in the literature on whether electronic health records are capable of improving quality care shows EHRs taking it on the chin a few times. Despite the efforts and
