An introduction to the Joslin Clinical Analytic Tool, a new diabetes measure developed to adjust for the variety in patient mix and better inform clinicians which interventions will work best. The ...

Continuous improvement is a core tenet of the quality enterprise, and measurement is necessary to gauge improvement. Therefore, there is a growing emphasis on measurement throughout the healthcare ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a physician and behavioral scientist at Duke University. Physician reimbursement increasingly depends upon measures of ...

Less than 2 decades after publication of the National Academy of Medicine's (formerly the Institute of Medicine) Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century, quality ...

This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach. Software quality, as Churchill ...

There is a strong emphasis today on quality measures in healthcare. One measure, known as "patient-reported outcomes" (PROs), offers a status report of a patient's health, not his or her satisfaction ...

Performance measurement – if done right – can be a core activity to move the health care system to higher value for the American public, while rewarding health professionals and health care ...

CMS floats measures changes with 24 quality and efficiency updates for Medicare programs, inviting public feedback through Jan. 6.

Among the reforms spelled out in the Affordable Care Act is development of two fundamental activities largely absent in health care — recognizing and rewarding quality care. The first, and possibly ...

In his inaugural speech, President Obama declared that “our schools fail too many.” Few would disagree with the fundamental premise that we must promote greater educational attainment for everyone if ...