Engaging Employers on Paying for Health Care That's Proven to Work
October 1, 2012 | Report
Findings on employers’ familiarity with–and reactions to–concepts related to paying for care based on demonstrated achievement on quality.
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Spending Differences Associated With the Medicare Physician Group Practice Demonstration
September 12, 2012 | Journal Article
In the Medicare Physician Group Practice Demonstration (PGPD), 10 accountable care organization (ACO) physician groups were eligible to receive a portion of savings generated if they also showed improvement on 32 quality measures. The Centers for Me ...
How Physician Compare Could Help Consumers
September 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
Related websites Physician Compare Mandated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Physician Compare website was created to allow consumers to compare physicians based on quality of care. In addition to information such as specialty, location, ...
Improving the Science of Continuous Quality Improvement Program and Evaluation
June 25, 2012 | Program Results Report
Improving the Science of Continuous Quality Improvement Program and Evaluation funded nine teams of researchers to address a core question within health care environments: "How will we know that change is an improvement?"
Building Organizational Capacity
January 27, 2009 | Journal Article
In this paper the authors examine the challenge of reforming the health care delivery system and focus on three areas: Stronger organizational capabilities and supports opportunities to align payment and capital investment systems with value and a focused policy agenda to help cultivate these new supports and structures.
Dealing with Diversity: Conference Addresses Challenges to Care
February 6, 2005 | Program Results Report
In 2002, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center (Brooklyn) held the third national conference on quality and diversity. It addressed the challenges of implementing culturally competent care.
Study Identifies Best Ways for Medical Centers to Recruit Clinical Program Leaders
May 24, 2005 | Program Results Report
In 2003, investigators at The Bard Group, a Boston-area health care consulting firm, examined the selection process for clinical program leaders at US academic medical centers.
Two Struggling Academic Palliative Care Centers Get Management Advice to Help Stabilize
July 23, 2004 | Program Results Report
From November 2002 through January 2003, consultants worked with two academic palliative care centers that were struggling financially and helped the physician leaders establish business plans and stabilize the centers.
External Incentives, Information Technology, and Organized Processes to Improve Health Care Quality for Patients with Chronic Diseases
January 22, 2003 | Journal Article
A growing body of research suggests that care management processes (CMPs) can improve the quality of health care for patients suffering from certain chronic diseases, such as asthma, congestive heart failure, diabetes and depression. The Institute o ...
The Value of Clinical Practice Guidelines as Malpractice "Safe Harbors"
April 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
This paper from the Urban Institute discusses the promise of clinical practice guidelines as medical liability "safe harbors." The paper examines how guidelines can protect providers, how they would prevent defensive medicine, and challenges and hurdles in designing and applying such guidelines.