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December 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
While demand for cost and resource use information among payers, providers and consumers appears to be increasing, its value may not be fully realized by some—or all—of these stakeholder groups in each community.
December 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
This primer is part of a series of technical assistance products to support the efforts of Alliances to engage consumers in using information on quality and cost when making health care decisions.
November 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
This issue brief presents findings collected over 18 months from eight hospitals that participated in a "learning collaborative" to test strategies, quantify results and share lessons learned.
November 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
This issue brief presents the findings of nine hospitals who participated in AF4Q's Language Quality Improvement Collaborative to develop new strategies, quantify results and share lessons learned.
October 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
This new brief from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation highlights examples of public reporting websites that have caused hospitals and physicians to improve their practice patterns and the quality of care they provide.
October 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
This issue of Legal Notes explains the Affordable Care Act's Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) and its implications for regional health care quality improvement collaboratives.
June 27, 2012 | Commentary
Electronic health records have the power to transform health care but they must be more than just electronic versions of current paper records.
June 9, 2011 | Issue Brief
Data show patients with electronic health records receive more recommended care.
September 1, 2011 | Report
First report on recent trends in the effectiveness of care coordination for Medicare patients discharged from hospitals shows stagnant national performance and variations in care.
June 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
This issue of Legal Notes explains the Affordable Care Act's provisions to expand CMS' authority to release Medicare claims data to Qualified Entities (QEs) for the purposes of evaluating and publicly reporting the performance of providers and suppliers.