The revisions span multiple populations and conditions while addressing social determinants. As the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) advances digital quality measurement (dQM), it will ...

The real “pain point” for providers should be inadequate systems, not quality oversight. I’m referring to Kimberly Marselas’ recent article that portrays the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a physician and behavioral scientist at Duke University. Physician reimbursement increasingly depends upon measures of ...

Detailed quality assurance measures can have a dramatic impact on yield assessments and LCOE projections. Image: Lightsource bp. Investment in photovoltaic (PV) projects are a key driver to enabling ...

Medicare’s approach to quality assurance has significantly changed over the years. Starting with cost monitoring measures, it now ensures Medicare beneficiaries receive high quality, safe, and ...

Rodney Hayward, MD, and Sheldon Greenfield, MD, discussed the benefits of quality care measures and explored some of the remaining areas for improvement. Some groups advocate for the use of composite ...

The National Committee for Quality Assurance has given the OK for what it's calling a "sweeping set of adjustments" to 40 of the measures used for HEDIS scores, given the new realities of widespread ...

Lars Röwekamp is the founder of open knowledge GmbH and, as "CIO New Technologies", is involved in the analysis and evaluation of new software and technology trends. A particular focus of his work is ...

Medicare initially focused on cost monitoring measures when thinking about quality assurance. However, it now aims to ensure beneficiaries receive high quality, safe, impartial, and effective ...