September 28, 2011
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Program Result
The High-Value Health Care Project, an initiative of the Quality Alliance Steering Committee, promoted a comprehensive, uniform national approach to measuring the performance of the health care system, to foster transparency and improve quality.
January 1, 2011
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Journal Article
The Veterans Health Administration (VA) is a test case for the effect of appointment wait times on the use of health services and health outcomes.
September 19, 2011
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Program Result
In 2009 and 2010, researchers at UCLA and RAND measured the impact of high local rates of uninsurance on access to care and the quality of care among adults with health insurance.
September 9, 2011
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Program Result
From 2004 to 2010, the National Partnership for Women and Families in Washington organized a broad-based network of consumer advocates at the grassroots and national levels to bring the consumer perspective to health care quality issues.
December 1, 2010
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Journal Article
A study of the effects of concurrent peer review visits on treatment intensification and control of hypertension, hyperlipidemia and diabetes in a community health center found that the visits improved outcomes for hypertension patients and increased treatment intensification for all three conditions.
August 10, 2011
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Story
For families that struggle to meet basic needs like adequate food or housing, clinical care is only part of the solution.
August 8, 2011
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Video/Story
Aligning Forces for Quality takes root in Humboldt County, Calif.
May 20, 2011
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Program Result
Researchers at the University of Southern Maine studied the state's Pathways to Excellence system of reporting on health care quality. Practices that filed reports had higher scores on six indicators of health care quality than those that did not.
August 1, 2010
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Journal Article
Incentives to improve the quality of care provided in Medicaid managed care plans are increasingly common and take many forms. One is a pay-for-performance program that automatically assigns new enrollees to better-performing Medicaid plans in California.
May 10, 2011
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Story
For the past 15 years, the not-for-profit Health Leads has been redefining medical care.