Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Category: Quality
Update on EHRs
Incentives included in major legislation passed by the Obama administration have encouraged health care providers to enter the digital age over the past two years. Most recently, the administration has promulgated regulations defining what the “meaningful use” of electronic health Continue Reading …
P4P Improved Child Immunization Rates
Pay-for-performance can alter physician behavior if structured with appropriate and large enough incentives. This study based in New York showed that a P4P intervention can improve immunizations in children. This study used a case-comparison and an interrupted time series design Continue Reading …
A $56 Billion Poison Pill
Malpractice litigation is supposed to remedy the situation where patients are damaged by the negligent behavior of clinicians. Unfortunately, this costly system does a poor job of compensating patients or ensuring safety in patient care. In an effort to pinpoint Continue Reading …
Network Overlap Reduces Quality
Many health insurers pride themselves on being highly-rated in terms of the quality of care they provide. However, physicians tend to contract with many different insurers and with each additional contract, quality of care declines. Recent interest in sparking competition Continue Reading …
Reform left-overs make for tasty election issue
A year ago, the American people were up in arms over the health reform debate unfolding in Congress. Nevertheless, after a long and bitter winter, Congress proceeded to pass the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in the spring of Continue Reading …