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May 8, 2013 | Feature
Newly released federal data shows pricing for common inpatient procedures varies greatly, and allows consumers to see how hospital charges in their area compare nationally and regionally for the same procedure.
September 1, 2011 | Report
First report on recent trends in the effectiveness of care coordination for Medicare patients discharged from hospitals shows stagnant national performance and variations in care.
April 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Quality measurement and reporting have emerged as important tools that providers, health plans, and other stakeholders can use to identify gaps in quality and focus resources on improving care.
November 1, 2006 | Report
From 2004 to 2006 a team of consultants funded through the National Partnership for Women and Families in Washington researched business models capable of supporting physician performance reporting systems.
January 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The intensity of hospital care provided to chronically ill Medicare patients varies greatly among regions, independent of illness. This study examined the associations among hospital care intensity, the technical quality of hospital care, and patients' ratings of their hospital experiences.
July 8, 2009 | Program Result Report
Developing a business model for measuring and reporting quality
June 4, 2008 | Story
Staff developed a standardized scorecard to track key institution wide performance metrics.
March 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
An effort to help enhance the quality and equality of U.S. health care.
March 1, 2011 | Report
An effort to help enhance the quality and equality of U.S. health care.
March 1, 2011 | Report
An effort to help enhance the quality and equality of U.S. health care.
June 1, 2010 | Report
Paper describes solutions for leveraging both administrative and registry data to make additional performance results available, as well as further increase registry use for performance measurement and other purposes.