Regulators cut almost a dozen metrics that factor into the quality ratings and reverted back to an older and more generous ...

A new editorial published in JAMA by Northwestern Medicine ® experts strongly questions the use of several hospital quality measures by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in its ...

Medicare initially focused on cost monitoring measures when thinking about quality assurance. However, it now aims to ensure beneficiaries receive high quality, safe, impartial, and effective ...

While most people think glycemic management is only a concern for people living with diabetes, in the inpatient setting there’s a lot more nuance: over one third of hospitalized patients experience ...

SOUTHLAKE, TX, UNITED STATES, March 20, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Navigating the complexities of MIPS 2026 is crucial ...

CMS pitches hospital pay with a 2.4% increase and launches a mandatory joint replacement payment model starting fiscal year ...

This year, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has signaled a strong commitment to improving an often-overlooked area of inpatient care – glycemic management. For health system executives ...

Beginning Jan. 1, 2013, hospitals and health systems will be required to report data on 76 measures for CMS’ Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program to receive full Medicare reimbursement in 2015 ...

The Biden administration is proposing that acute care hospitals get a 3.2% increase in payments for federal fiscal 2023 and to install new quality measures focused on health equity. The Centers for ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic Accountable Care for Population Health, featuring analysis and discussion of how to understand, design, support, and measure ...