In 2020, there were 23 million adults older than 75 in the US, and this group is growing at an annual rate of 2.13 percent. In 2019, a person who reached the age of 65 could expect to live for an ...

As the US charts its course through the next political era, it is crucial that we boldly allocate resources and prioritize what truly impacts patients. When faced with complexity, feasibility concerns ...

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed an advance care planning quality measure for several health care settings — a ...

Quality evidence is needed to support a new Medicare Part D medication therapy management (MTM) program performance measure, prompting a scoping review on MTM services and associated outcomes.

Rates of potentially preventable hospital admissions and readmissions, which were first envisioned as an indicator of access to timely and appropriate ambulatory care for uninsured patients more than ...

Federal officials have quietly withdrawn the only new nursing home quality measure that had been listed as “under consideration” for future years. In December, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ...

Remember when the Camden Coalition’s hotspotting approach was the new kid on the block? It was simple and made intuitive sense—a compelling strategy to reduce healthcare costs and boost quality for ...

Explore the essential role of quality in healthcare, emphasizing patient safety, care, and continuous improvement through accreditation and systematic processes.

Adult hearing health care lacks standard outcome measures that are related in meaningful ways to the individual’s perception of their functional abilities and the impact their hearing difficulties ...

The National Quality Forum revealed six critical areas to measure when assessing the quality and impact of telehealth services in a report released Sept. 5. The report, titled “Creating a Framework to ...