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June 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This case study involved a regional QI initiative to improve delivery of care to people with diabetes. Pay for participation may be a viable strategy to promote quality improvement in primary care practices.
December 1, 2010 | Report
Policy brief explores differing views on the role of performance measurement in value-based payment.
December 1, 2010 | Journal Article
An exploration of physician organizations' administrative changes and changes in health promotion practices found that physician organizations employ no standard set of health promotion practices, and that health promotion practices and organizational structure evolve over time.
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Despite the active involvement of more than 3 million registered nurses (RNs), the U.S. health care system currently lacks a transparency and accountability framework for the nursing profession. This article introduces two models that extend transparency and accountability to nursing.
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Challenges to measuring population health exist, but as these authors note, attempting to measure the overall health of populations allows public health leaders to better allocate resources to areas of greatest need.
February 28, 2011 | Toolkit
Toolkit is designed to provide the information needed to gain a solid understanding of the PROMETHEUS Payment model, consider the potential benefits of a pilot implementation and take action.
November 22, 2010 | Program Result Report
Mounting health care costs and misaligned reimbursement systems have prompted employers, health care purchasers and health policymakers to call for the creation of performance measures and transparency in reporting provider performance.
October 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
Increased investments in transparency—particularly of health care cost and resource use information—are meant to address the challenges of rising costs and inefficient care.
October 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
This brief offers a snapshot of physicians’ views on having access to this kind of information themselves and having this information available to the public.
January 7, 2010 | Program Result Report
Performance measures tested to determine whether they can assess and improve the ways nurses contribute to patient safety and health care quality in acute care hospitals.