At the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 28, Linda Lansing, senior vice president of clinical services at Surgical Care Affiliates, discussed methods for developing ...

On July 13, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the calendar year (CY) 2022 proposed changes to the physician fee schedule. CMS devoted 25 pages of the proposed rule to ...

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Voluntary Improvement Program (VIP) has become the first Case for Quality program recognized by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) through ...

Disadvantaged students who regularly attend top-notch after-school programs end up, after two years, academically far ahead of peers who spend more out-of-school time in unsupervised activities, ...

The UAB Department of Health Services Administration Graduate Program in Healthcare Quality and Safety has received accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management in ...

Measures of quality can include assessing structural components of a health care delivery system, processes of care, or outcomes of care. 1 To appreciate the impact of quality programs on cancer care, ...

Medicare Advantage's quality bonus program has had no observable difference in plan quality despite costly federal investments, a new study suggests, bolstering calls from some stakeholders to ...

“The USPTO has been modernizing its quality assurance programs and IT infrastructure, including the use of new technologies, and providing detailed information about its progress to the public.” A ...

A new-look Medicare Advantage (MA) quality bonus program would better incentivize insurers and help individuals choose a more appropriate plan, a report from Urban Institute finds. Authors Robert ...

Health care reform is built on three pillars: coverage, affordability and quality. Any one of these pursuits is useless without the others. What good is coverage if the options are unaffordable? What ...