Quality

Expert Insights

ASCO recommends 5 opportunities for improving quality

May 23, 2012 | Blog | Oncology Roundtable

ASCO has identified five opportunities for improving quality and reducing costs as part of the American Board of Internal Medicine’s Choosing Wisely Campaign.
Medical societies unite in campaign to reduce inappropriate use

January 13, 2012 | Blog | Cardiovascular Roundtable

Nine medical specialty societies have partnered with the ABIM Foundation and Consumer Reports to identify and curb waste in the health care system by proactively identifying various tests and procedures that are likely to be overused or misused.
Five areas of focus to improve quality

December 15, 2011 | Expert Perspective | Clinical Advisory Board

We’ve broken down the overwhelming task of developing a quality-driven enterprise into five manageable pillars.

The New Quality Compact

April 12, 2012 | Study | Clinical Advisory Board

Access 20 lessons and tools for aligning with physicians to advance performance improvement.
Strengthening Interdisciplinary Collaboration

April 24, 2012 | Study | Nursing Executive Center

Explore opportunities for building interdisciplinary collaboration, including tactics for improving communication and ensuring the entire care team shares the same patient goals.
The New Economics of Quality, Part 1

October 04, 2011 | Study | Cardiovascular Roundtable

Learn how increased performance transparency, enhanced P4P and risk-based payment models, and the growing importance of evidence-based practice are re-defining “value” in cardiovascular care.

Customized Medicare Value-Based Purchasing Impact Assessment

February 9, 2011 | Tool | Financial Leadership Council

Uses your institution's inpatient quality and financial data to estimate the potential revenue impact of your quality performance under the methodology presented in CMS's hospital inpatient value-based purchasing program proposed rule.
Customized Readmissions Penalty Estimator

July 5, 2011 | Tool | Health Care Advisory Board

Leverages your institution’s inpatient quality and financial data to estimate the potential revenue impact of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.
Quality Indicator Trender

July 13, 2010 | Tool | Clinical Advisory Board

Provides users with a way to rapidly compare an individual facility’s year-to-year Hospital Compare quality data for mortality and readmission metrics.

Defining success in tomorrow's health care market

May 2, 2012 | Video | Health Care Advisory Board

Chas Roades examines the critical questions executives must consider as they navigate the industry's move toward value-based care.
If you're asking how to measure quality, you're asking the wrong question

January 6, 2012 | Video | Leader Development

Learn how successful leaders avoid the pitfall of trying to define quality and instead create dynamic organizations capable of delivering ever higher levels of care.
Building the coordinated acute care enterprise

January 6, 2012 | Infographic | Clinical Advisory Board

Learn metrics for evaluating care transition quality.