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Can Measuring Physician Performance Improve Health Care Quality?

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.

Release of Medicare Data for Performance Measurement

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.

Aligning Forces for Quality Report

August 1, 2010 | Report

This special report from Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) initiative chronicles the program's ambitious progress.

Hospital Quality Network

November 10, 2010 | Chart

Hospitals join national effort to lift the overall quality of health care in targeted communities.

The Relationship Between Health Plan Performance Measures and Physician Network Overlap

August 1, 2010 | Journal Article

This article examines the relationship between health plan performance and physician network overlap.

Lessons Learned in Performance Measurement

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.

Medicare Quality Measurement and Reporting Programs

June 1, 2011 | Issue Brief

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 has expanded existing efforts and has authorized new tools for quality measurement and reporting for the Medicare program. This issue of Legal Notes highlights the implications that these new ef ...

Lessons Learned in Public Reporting

May 1, 2011 | Issue Brief

Brief details "lessons learned" about how to effectively measure and report on the cost and value of specific aspects of medical care delivered by hospitals and physicians.

Building the Scaffold to Improve Health Care Quality in Western New York

March 1, 2012 | Journal Article

This article details the P2 Collaborative of Western New York’s attempt to drive quality improvement. It offers concrete steps toward community-based improvement. P2 is one of 16 sites supported by Aligning Forces for Quality.

HIT News Brief

November 1, 2010 | Issue Brief

HIT News Brief focusing on components of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services "meaningful use" (MU) rule.

Performance Standards and Measurement