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Does the 340B program improve quality of care?

Healthcare ECONOMIST

2023 , the answer is ‘no’ The authors use data from AHRQ’s Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) State Inpatient Data, Hospital Cost Reporting Information System Data, Office of Pharmacy Affairs Information System Data, and American Hospital Association Annual Survey for 15 states between 2008 to 2014.

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Quality Measurement of German Hospitals

Healthcare ECONOMIST

Public reporting of hospital quality of care could improve the care patients receive through at least two pathways. First, patients (or their physicians) could send patients to higher quality hospitals (i.e., 2012 ) and improvement has been very slow. 2012 ) and improvement has been very slow.

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Health Care Paradox: Medicare Penalizes Dozens of Hospitals It Also Gives Five Stars

KHN

The federal government has penalized 764 hospitals — including more than three dozen it simultaneously rates as among the best in the country — for having the highest numbers of patient infections and potentially avoidable complications.

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17 Executive Hospital/Health System Predictions to Watch in 2023

HIT Consultant

As the financial markets turned south, many institutions saw their investment income stagnate, reducing the support it historically provided to hospitals’ thin operating margins. Virtual care elevates bedside care, allowing our valued clinicians to function at the top of their licenses. Michael Meucci, CEO of Arcadia.

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MACRA MIPS – What it Means for Physicians?

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Not only that, but it determines the quality of care within hospitals, practices, and clinics should meet certain standards. MIPS program has four categories that cater to meaningful quality healthcare services. Improvement Activities (IA). Promoting Interoperability (PI).

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Health Care Paradox: Medicare Penalizes Dozens of Hospitals It Also Gives Five Stars

KHN

The federal government has penalized 764 hospitals — including more than three dozen it simultaneously rates as among the best in the country — for having the highest numbers of patient infections and potentially avoidable complications.

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Unlocking Value-Based Care: How AI Can Overcome Key Challenges

HIT Consultant

Arming providers with a longitudinal patient summary for conducting comprehensive risk assessments improves patient outcomes while lowering the cost of care. Equipping providers to assess member risk, increase diagnosis accuracy, and close care gaps takes risk adjustment and quality improvement to a new level.