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September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Many health policy analysts envision provider payment reforms currently under development as replacements for the traditional fee-for-service payment system. Reforms include per episode bundled payment and elements of capitation, such as global paym ...
April 29, 2013 | Report
Experts recommend solutions for closing the gaps in quality and efficiency of health care.
April 18, 2013 | Report
The Bipartisan Policy Center recommends ways to contain health care spending while improving the quality and affordability of care.
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Higher fees, rather than factors such as higher practice costs, volume of services, or tuition expenses, are the main drivers of higher U.S. health care spending, particularly in orthopedics.
May 6, 2013 | Journal Article
Bundled payment is seen as a promising way to slow the growth of health care spending while maintaining or improving the quality of care.
October 21, 2011 | Story
A Profile of R. Adams Dudley, MD, MBA, 2001-2011.
December 8, 2010 | Journal Article
Physician payment reform holds the potential to improve quality of care while controlling costs.
September 23, 2009 | Story
The result is the U.S. pays far more for health care than any other nation and is on a path of unsustainable spending growth.
February 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Researchers conducted interview of hospital leaders and unit nurses in 25 hospitals to explore the effect of performance-based incentives.
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Despite the active involvement of more than 3 million registered nurses (RNs), the U.S. health care system currently lacks a transparency and accountability framework for the nursing profession. This article introduces two models that extend transparency and accountability to nursing.