There are several metrics we prioritize. Our highest priorities are outcomes of quality, and metrics that reduce cost. The most important metric, therefore, is readmissions. We are cognizant of ...

Bellin Health shares how the health system achieved the top composite quality score in the first performance year of Next Generation ACO. While the Next Generation ACO program has generated modest ...

Andrew M. Morris MD SM, Stacey Brener BSc, Linda Dresser PharmD, Nick Daneman MD MSc, Timothy H. Dellit MD, Edina Avdic PharmD MBA and Chaim M. Bell MD PhD Introduction. Antimicrobial stewardship ...

Quality metrics are an objective, verifiable number. Unlike subjective data, the number is both quantifiable and can be confirmed. The potential downside to quality metrics is that the data may be ...

Through literature review and collaborative design, we propose the Focus, Activity, Statistic, Scale type, and Reference (FASStR) framework to provide a systematic approach to health care operation ...

A common misperception is that radiologists have minimal impact in providing value-based care. The reality is that radiologists are taking an active and leading role in the development of value-based, ...

Data-driven decisions require data that is trustworthy, available, and timely. Upping the dataops game is a worthwhile way to offer business leaders reliable insights. Measuring quality of any kind ...

Ensuring excellent quality and outcomes is the essential goal of medical care. To achieve it, a multitude of quality metrics have been added to clinicians’ work. They include things such as ...

These days, talk about “quality” factors into every discussion of healthcare. So how do the nation’s 449 accountable care organizations (ACOs) and ACOlike entities sponsored by hospital systems, ...

Programmed Cell Death Ligand-1 Blockade in Urothelial Bladder Cancer: To Select or Not to Select Research on EOL care in solid tumor cancers has greatly advanced our understanding of the medical and ...

Table 1 provides a taxonomy of the most commonly used video quality metrics. On the extreme left is subjective Mean Opinion Score (MOS) computed with actual viewers rating videos on a scale from 1 to ...

Various studies for the past several years from the Association of National Advertisers, Frost & Sullivan, IDC, and the CMO Council, among others, have found that CEOs are demanding more ...