Healthcare ECONOMIST

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

As a health economist who likes to think about the world in a quantitative manner, I do whatever I can to measure quality in a numeric manner. Thus, if I was visiting a primary care physician (PCP) and needed some specialist care, I would want the PCP to refer me to the specialist with the best quality ratings.

Quality of Care 62

Quality of Care Measurable Quality Patient Experience Primary Care 62

Healthcare ECONOMIST

AUGUST 17, 2021

For years, Medicare and other payers have used quality measures to evaluate the quality of care patients receive at various types of providers settings (e.g., For some payers, higher quality scores/higher star ratings lead to direct increases in reimbursement through a value-based purchasing arrangement.

Quality of Care 79

Quality of Care Measurable Quality Patient Experience Medicare 79

Vie Healthcare

MAY 8, 2024

Ultimately, when you think about that term, at its core, patient-centered care is about ensuring that healthcare systems and all of their processes are fundamentally designed around the patient’s needs or their experiences or their preferences I should say. And usually it is a step-wise approach.

Patient Experience 52

Patient Experience Healthcare Hospitals Life Sciences 52

NASHP

MARCH 14, 2022

STEP 7: Identify Quality Measures Palliative care can contribute to improved outcomes on HEDIS quality measures commonly used by state Medicaid programs, such as Plan All-Cause Readmissions and Emergency Department Utilization, and on CAHPS patient experience measures.

Medicaid 94

Medicaid Rehabilitation Quality Assurance Patient Experience 94