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September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Relatively little has been written about the community-based reporting process and whether resulting reports add significantly to the amount and relevance of physician performance information available to consumers. This article contrasts the approa ...
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, 2010 | Journal Article
Health care consumers are demanding "real time" information about the performance and quality of health care providers. This article examined public reporting of provider performance in 21 geographic regions of the U.S.
February 1, 2009 | Journal Article
There are many unanswered questions regarding the extent to which information on quality, such as report cards on health care plans and providers, effects consumer choice, according to this broad review of literature.
March 21, 2007 | Journal Article
This study sets out to determine the accessibility and quality of the data available in two states where payment information is made available to the public, Vermont and Minnesota.
April 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Various methods of calculating eligibility rates in random digital dial (RDD) surveys lead to substantially different response rates.
November 1, 2012 | Journal Article
The use of a publicly available online report of physician-level data on the choice of primary care provider (PCP) among new members to the HealthPlus of Michigan health plan was assessed in this study.
October 2, 2012 | Journal Article
The authors discuss the positive outcomes from a year-long experimental study, OpenNotes, where patients could access their doctor’s notes.
October 2, 2012 | Journal Article
This editorial discusses OpenNotes, an experiment where patients were allowed to access their primary care providers’ electronic notes via patient portals.
October 2, 2012 | Journal Article
This article could help drive a culture of more transparency between patients and providers, enabling two-way communication that levels the proverbial playing field.