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Hospital Pay-for-Performance Programs
by Kevin Roche on Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Medicare has an impending value-based purchasing program for hospitals. Payments would be based on performance against quality standards. Some hospitals ability to improve performance may be limited by the economic and workforce characteristics of their location, according to new research.
Tags: Hospital, Medicare, Pay For Performance
Pay-for-Performance Program Evaluation
by Kevin Roche on Monday, March 8, 2010
Three recent articles provide some additional insight into pay-for-performance programs. Research has generally shown inconsistent results, so there is great benefit in understanding what features may make a program most successful in improving quality and outcomes.
Tags: Pay For Performance, Physicians
2010 Potpourri V
by Kevin Roche on Saturday, February 13, 2010
One more Saturday….morning. And another potpourri of health care news. This one includes health information technology, consumer directed health plans, guidelines, support group functioning, end-of-life care and telemedicine.
Tags: Consumer Directed Health, Consumers, End-of-Life Care, HIT, Pay For Performance, Telemedicine
Quality Reporting Programs Impose Costs on Physician Practices
by Kevin Roche on Monday, January 25, 2010
Quality measurement and pay-for-performance programs continue to spread, in the belief that they will improve health care quality. A new study looks at the costs these programs impose on physician practices, finding that any financial incentives are usually lower than the costs.
Tags: Health Care Reform, HIT, Pay For Performance, Physicians
Weekend Potpourri VIII
by Kevin Roche on Saturday, December 19, 2009
More health care snippets, including hospital costs, wireless health in 2009, genetic testing, caring for the elderly and pay-for-performance programs. Bon Apetit!
Tags: Care Management, Pay For Performance, Personalized Medicine, Wireless
Potpourri VII
by Kevin Roche on Saturday, December 12, 2009
Mercer surveyed employers to ascertain their reaction to the proposed tax on high value insurance coverage. The majority said they would reduce benefits to avoid the tax. Seven percent said they would outright terminate insurance coverage. Of those saying they would reduce benefits, most would do so by raising deductibles and copays. Employers also narrowly [...]
Tags: Drugs, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Medical Care, Pay For Performance, Telemedicine
Report Cards Get a Failing Grade
by Kevin Roche on Wednesday, December 9, 2009
A study suggests that hospital report cards on cardiac care in Canada did not result in significant performance improvement. Even less clear is whether they lead to better health outcomes.
Tags: Hospital, Pay For Performance
Weekend Potpourri IV
by Kevin Roche on Saturday, November 14, 2009
Another dose of weekend tidbits, covering PAP screenings, health insurer consolidation, Part D plan satisfaction, Rand’s look at the best methods to reduce health care costs, geographic variations in health spending and coughing into cell phones–yes you heard me right.
Tags: Drugs, Guidelines, Health Insurance, Medical Care, Medicare, Pay For Performance
California Pay for Performance Results
by Kevin Roche on Wednesday, September 9, 2009
The Integrated Healthcare Association has released its latest report on California’s physician pay for performance system.
Tags: Pay For Performance, Providers
An Interesting Pay-for-Performance Evaluation
by Kevin Roche on Friday, July 24, 2009
An analysis of England’s pay-for-performance system finds improvement but some interesting trends and concerns as well.
Tags: Health Care Reform, Medical Care, Pay For Performance, Physicians
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