Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Category: Quality
Hospital Quality: The Devil is in the Details
In the debate over health care reform, one of the few issues everyone agrees on is the need for quality improvement (QI). Many believe we should reward the best performers and penalize those that fail to meet quality standards. It Continue Reading …
Disparities due to Pre-existing Conditions
Despite attempts to improve access to care via the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, continue to persist. This study examines some of the causes of racial disparities between blacks and whites; it further attempts to understand and isolate the Continue Reading …
Nurse Practitioners are not Doctors, They’re Better
In an era of physician shortages and insurance expansion, the American health system is struggling to keep pace with increasing demand from patients. Although the last decade has produced some growth in the number of American medical schools, residency programs Continue Reading …
Quality Disparities exist between Payers
Although providing health insurance to Americans who didn’t have prior coverage sounds like a good thing; not all insurance provides equal . Disparities exist in the quality of care specifically with Medicare patients. From facing higher risk of inpatient mortality Continue Reading …
P4P and Multiple Chronic Conditions
Federal (P4P) programs are rapidly evolving from financial incentives for delivering quality health care to financial penalties for failing to meet quality metrics. This policy shift will have significant consequences for many providers, especially those serving patients with complex health Continue Reading …