Five Star Quality Rating System: Five New Measures Added to Quality Domain
In April 2016, CMS added six new quality measures (QMs) to Nursing Home Compare (see above). On July 27, 2016, CMS added the first five of those QMs to the Five Star Nursing Home Quality Rating System.
SDAHO helps reduce reporting burden for hospitals
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has been focused on collaborative activities that mitigate duplication of efforts...
NQF committee updates surgery portfolio
A National Quality Forum (NQF) committee recently updated its surgery portfolio, endorsing 16 measures.
The NQF project aims to evaluate...
HIIN is actively underway but recruitment continues
The Hospital Improvement Innovation Network (HIIN) is actively underway. Forty-three South Dakota hospitals are currently participating in the HIIN...
Bunt appointed to NHPCO Quality and Standards Committee
Kristen Bunt, SDAHO's director of quality integration, has been appointed to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)...
Inpatient/Outpatient-Dimensions Database meeting scheduled for Feb. 9
The Inpatient and Outpatient (IPOP)/Dimensions Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 9 from noon–3:30 p.m. CST at the Sheraton...
CMS announces extension of 2016 reporting deadline for reporting eCQM data
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is notifying hospitals and critical access hospitals participating in the Hospital...
NQP issues brief assists with end-of-life conversations
A new issues brief from National Quality Partners (NQP) aims to empower individuals with advanced illness, family members and...
CMS conducting Transfer of Health Information and Care Preferences quality study
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is contracting with RTI and Abt to develop and implement two...
CMS conducting Clinical Practice Improvement Activities study
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is urging MIPS-eligible clinicians and groups to sign up for a...
