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...
Open comment period on hospital quality star ratings on Hospital Compare
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has contracted with Yale New Haven Health Services Corporation – Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation...
Use safety when viewing solar eclipse
Excitement is building for the much-anticipated total solar eclipse that will be passing over the United States on Monday August 21st, between 1:00pm –...
Hospice Compare goes live
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released Hospice Compare this week. The data published on the site represents data collected from October...
Explanation of special status calculation for Quality Payment Program (QPP)
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has introduced new information on qpp.cms.gov that indicates whether clinicians have “special status” which would allow...
Healthy Hometown powered by Wellmark available in South Dakota
Did you know your zip code could impact your health more than your genetic code? When it comes to overall health — zip code...
CMS launches quality website for doctors and other clinicians in rural areas
CMS recently launched a new section on the Quality Payment Program dedicated to doctors and other clinicians working in small or rural practices as...
