Molly Merrill
The National Committee for Quality Assurance has released new standards for a patient centered medical home, with changes including improved access to care, a more defined patient experience and the incorporation of meaningful use incentives.
HealthGrades has identified the top 50 cities in the nation for hospital care, with West Palm Beach, Fla., coming in at the top of the list.
Pay-for-performance programs, which reward doctors for quality care and patient outcomes, may not be improving patient care, according to a new study.
States can apply for a second round of grant funding to help implement health insurance exchanges mandated under the Affordable Care Act, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced on Thursday.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has proposed a two-year project targeting the barriers Medicaid providers face in meeting meaningful use requirements in order to receive federal incentives.
Healthcare reform could close the gap between recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, charged by the government to review clinical preventive health services for older adults, and Medicare coverage for those services, according to a new study.
With help from a $535,000 grant, the Kansas Academy of Family Physicians is launching a patient-centered medical home initiative this month.
The Camden Group has released its annual Top 10 Trends in Healthcare in 2011, which finds pressures to reduce costs and improve quality in healthcare will trigger an avalanche of activity centered on accountable care organizations, bundled payments and patient-centered medical homes.
Nearly one in three doctors cite practice management costs and administrative burdens as a chief concern for their practice, according to a new survey.
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's Annual Conference and Exhibition, which attracts 30,000 attendees each year, will return to Chicago in 2015 and 2019, President and CEO H. Stephen Lieber announced Monday at a news conference at McCormick Place.