NQF in the News 2011
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May 2011
May 21 - InformationWeek
by Marianne Kolbasuk McGee
Better Clinical Analytics Means Better Clinical Care
May 17 - Hospitals & Health Networks
An Action Plan to Improve Equity, Quality
May 16 - Modern Healthcare
by Rebecca Vesely
WellPoint launching hospital-performance program
May 13 - Dark Daily.com
by Michael McBride
Hospitals Object to CMS's Web Posting of Raw Data on Hospital-Acquired Infections
May 10 - Internal Medicine News Digital Network
by Mark S. Lesney
Case Volume Deemed Not a Significant Factor in CABG Outcomes
May 10 - SeniorHomes.com
by Angela Stringfellow
Nursing Home Compare: Improved Quality or Inaccuracy?
May 4 - Tampa Bay Business Journal
by Margie Manning
Hospitals get a checkup as CMS releases safety data
May - The Hospitalist
by Larry Wellikson, MD, SFHM
HM Is the Answer - Provider attitude, ineffective systems delay patient safety improvement
April 29 - CNN.com
by Sabrina Rice
Patients, beware of wrong-side surgeries
April 29 - Nashville Business Journal
HHS launches new payment program for hospitals
April 28 - Modern Healthcare
by Jessica Zigmond
CMS hospice rule would boost pay, add quality reporting
April 23 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
by Darren Barbee
Healthcare figures point to Tarrant hospital flaws
April 19 - Modern Healthcare
by Jessica Zigmond
HHS offers value-based purchasing plan for ASCs
April 18 - American Medical News
by Ardis Dee Hoven, MD
It is the best of times for today's medical graduates
April 13 - Becker's Hospital Review
by Rachel Fields
National Quality Forum Creates Web Page Devoted to Patient Safety
April 11 - Becker's ASC Review
by Leigh Page
Leaked Internal CMS Memo Provides Frank Answers to Controversial Questions on ACOs
March 28 - Medpage Today
by John Tooker, MD, MBA, MACP
ACP: Benefits, harms, and quality in high value, cost conscious care
March 28 - Business First
by Steve Ivey
Norton Healthcare wins national quality award
March 27 -
Las Vegas Sun
by Marshall Allen
A century later, openness still gets tepid embrace
March 9 - The Hospitalist
by Richard Quinn
Pricey Problems - Readmissions, medication errors cost $46 billion a year in U.S.
March 7 - American Medical News
by Charles Fiegl
Surgeon general previews preventive health strategy
March 3 - Hospitalist News
by Naseem S. Miller
HIMSS Issues 2011-2012 Policy Priorities
March 2 - Hospital Impact
by Mark Lutes
Waiting for Godot ... I mean ACO regulations
March 1 - Employee Benefit News
'Never events' no more: Bolton's top priority is eliminating preventable medical errors
March 1 - AHA News
AHA urges HHS to focus Medicaid quality measures on high-priority areas
February 27 - Columbia Daily Tribune
Hospital infections seen as 'winnable battle' - Prevention is an increasing focus
February 25 - Becker's Hospital Review
7 Performance Measures Essential for ACOs, Other Payment Reforms
February 24 - ImagingBiz
Study Reveals Need For New Quality-of-Care Performance Measures
February 21 - Modern Healthcare
About that quality chasm (subscription required)
February 21 - Health News Digest
HIMSS Releases Policy Priorities for 2011/2012
February 18 - University of Phoenix Writer Network
Health care quality improvement metrics
February 17 - Becker's Hospital Review
4 Best Practices for Minimizing Retained Surgical Items
February 15 - Modern Healthcare
NQF converting to electronic quality measures (subscription required)
February 7 - Healthcare IT News
NQF endorses four new patient quality care measures
February 3 - Modern Healthcare
NQF group offers evidence-based tips
February 3 - Amitech Solutions
New Reports from NQF Focus on How to Assess Healthcare IT
February 2 - JAMA
Hospital Readmission as an Accountability Measure (subscription required)
