U.S. House of Representatives committee chairmen asked for guidance on replacing the sustainable growth-rate Medicare physician payment formula, and healthcare associations were happy to comply. The responses reflected the concerns of each responding association's constituency—particularly... FULL STORY »
By Andis Robeznieks | April 20, 2013
| Print Magazine
As Oregon's governor, Dr. John Kitzhaber brought Democrats and Republicans together to reform his state's Medicaid program, and he brought doctors and lawyers together to advance tort reform. FULL STORY »
Susan Frampton, president of Planetree and co-chair of the National Priorities Partnership, describes some of the future plans for both Planetree and the partnership, in a conversation with Modern Healthcare Reporter Paul Barr. FULL STORY »
By Maureen McKinney | February 06, 2013
| Basic Web
A Houston-based health system and an Oakland, Calif.-based integrated health plan are among the three 2012 recipients of the John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards, given jointly by the National Quality Forum and the Joint Commission. FULL STORY »
By Maureen McKinney | February 04, 2013
| Basic Web
The Measure Applications Partnership, a group of healthcare experts convened by the National Quality Forum to provide pre-rulemaking guidance to HHS, has released its second annual round of recommendations on quality measures for use in federal health programs. FULL STORY »
By Maureen McKinney | December 18, 2012
| Basic Web
The National Quality Forum has endorsed 12 patient safety-related measures covering topics such as patient falls, nurse staffing levels and healthcare-associated infections. FULL STORY »
The National Quality Forum has endorsed 21 measures related to population health and care for two types of cancers. The 16 cancer-care measures were developed by a number of specialty groups, including the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. FULL STORY »
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