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Category: Quality
“Smile, You’re on Candid Camera!”: CAHPS is Focused on You
This popular TV show of the 1960s, Candid Camera, was possibly the first reality show set up to catch people […]
Do you know what your ACO Should be held accountable for?
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) have well defined responsibilities in their effort to achieve the triple aim: decrease costs, increase value, […]
Quality Metrics: Let’s Decide the Best Way “To Skin the Cat”
This old saying from Yankee culture, circa 1856, describes the dilemma facing health care providers in our modern world as […]
Patient Engagement: A Phrase Lost in Translation
As our country takes on the paradigm shift from fee-for-service to value-based care, we have come to see the phrase […]
Physicians May Be Penalized for Unsuccessful Reporting
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have implemented several quality initiatives across hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies, […]