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May 8, 2013 | Feature
Newly released federal data shows pricing for common inpatient procedures varies greatly, and allows consumers to see how hospital charges in their area compare nationally and regionally for the same procedure.
June 10, 2013 | Program Results Report
The Consumer-Purchaser Disclosure Project promotes performance measurement as a tool to increase the transparency and accountability of the health care system, and advocates for more input from health care consumers and purchasers.
April 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Quality measurement and reporting have emerged as important tools that providers, health plans, and other stakeholders can use to identify gaps in quality and focus resources on improving care.
December 1, 2010 | Survey/Poll
The National Survey of Small and Medium-Sized Physician Practices (NSSMPP) provides information about physician practices in the Albuquerque region.
October 1, 2009 | Survey/Poll
As part of the Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) evaluation efforts, evaluators conducted the National Survey of Small and Medium-Sized Physician Practices (NSSMPP) in AF4Q sites between March 2010 and August 2010. The NSSMPP, funded by the Robert ...
July 8, 2009 | Program Results Report
Developing a business model for measuring and reporting quality
November 1, 2006 | Report
From 2004 to 2006 a team of consultants funded through the National Partnership for Women and Families in Washington researched business models capable of supporting physician performance reporting systems.
November 1, 2012 | Journal Article
The use of a publicly available online report of physician-level data on the choice of primary care provider (PCP) among new members to the HealthPlus of Michigan health plan was assessed in this study.
September 9, 2011 | Program Results Report
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.
May 20, 2011 | Program Results Report
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.
April 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This research suggests that differences in CAHPS survey results by race or ethnicity are more likely to reflect actual experiences than differences in use of the survey instrument.