Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

On April 29, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services  released a final regulation for the ne...

There is widespread agreement that the current fee-for-service approach to paying for health care...

Purpose. This study assesses the impact of advance directives on end-of-life costs, drawing on ad...

Mayo Clinic has four operating unites to create new tools, processes and businesses. The Division...

This discussion paper analyzes factors that attribute to  better outcomes at lower costs. The aut...

As health care moves to a value-based business model, health care payments will likely be reduced...

The authors found little evidence that participation in the Premier HQID program led to lower 30-...

Transitioning to the new coding system is a mammoth undertaking, one that requires not just signi...

As health care moves to a value-based business model, health care payments will likely be reduced...

Continuum Health Partners'  pay-for performance program (P4P) is designed to partner with physici...

Market forces are driving renewed interest in integration that may result in changes in the owner...

Montefiore Medical CenterBronx, NY1,418 Beds The Problem Montefiore Medical Center is a large, a...

This report provides a detailed discussion of baseline health spending by state of residence (per...

RWJF video details three perspectives on the need for cost information

While any restructuring of the payment system will create incentives that alter providers' behavi...

CMS issued a final rule with comment period that updates payment policies and rates for physician...

Payers are considering bundled payments for inpatient surgery, combining provider reimbursements ...

One of the leading alternative payment models proposed in the Affordable Care Act of 2010 is bund...

The eighth biennial survey of ACPE members identifies key trends and factors driving today's phys...

Vermont begins building a single-payer health system that will move many state residents into a p...