Physician Compare preview period is coming soon
On October 18, the Physician Compare 30-day preview period officially opened. Clinicians and physician groups have the opportunity to preview their 2016 performance information...
Know your pharmacist, know your medicine
To celebrate October as American Pharmacists Month, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) is spreading the message “Know Your Pharmacist, Know Your Medicine” and...
Flu season is around the corner!
Protect yourself and your family this season with an annual flu vaccine for everyone in your family who is 6 months of age and...
HIPAA and patient privacy in situations of crisis
In light of the recent mass shooting in Las Vegas, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued reminder information about instances in...
CMS will hold on updating hospital quality star ratings in October
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) last week announced it will not update its overall hospital quality star ratings on Hospital Compare...
Celebrate Healthcare Quality Week, October 15-21
Health care quality professionals serve in important roles within organizations. The National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) is recognizing quality professionals for their contributions...
Join in support for World Heart Day 2017
The Million Hearts Collaboration members and supporters ask for your support for the upcoming thunderclap to commemorate World Heart Day on September 29, 2017.
World...
Inaugural quality excellence awards presented at annual convention
The annual convention included the presentation of the association’s inaugural
Quality Excellence Awards. These awards recognize outstanding achievements in innovation and effective quality improvement and...
New MACRA decision guide available through AHA
The American Hospital Association (AHA) shared with members its newest MACRA resource, the MACRA Decision Guide, to help hospitals and clinicians determine which quality...
Quality, certification and oversight data now available on demand
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced a new initiative designed to increase transparency by making the results of survey and...
