In April 2005, the 39;47 and the Health Quality Alliance launched Hospital Compare, a web-based tool that helps acute care and critical access hospitals publish quality data for 17 clinical measures on heart attack, heart failure, and pneumonia. Approximately 4,200 hospitals across the country...

In April 2005, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Health Quality Alliance launched Hospital Compare, a web-based tool that helps acute care and critical access hospitals publish quality data for 17 clinical measures on heart attack, heart failure, and pneumonia. Approximately...

The MCMP demonstration aims to improve quality and coordination of care for chronically ill Medicare beneficiaries and to promote adoption and use of health information technology (HIT) by small-to medium-sized primary care practices. This report looks at implementation experiences, use of...

Many of the findings from this analysis of employer responses to the parity law run counter to popular perceptions. Even though many employer organizations are wary of mental health and substance abuse parity, most Vermont employers were satisfied with the parity law overall. Employers did not...

As enrollment in Medicaid managed care grew through the 1990s, the number of health plans willing to participate in state Medicaid programs became a growing concern. Notes that between 1997 and 1999, 15 to 17 of participating plans exited Medicaid annually, a higher rate than in previous years.

Safety-net providers serving the nation's 39 million uninsured residents are vulnerable organizations even in good economic times, yet efforts to monitor their capacity have been limited. This study of the safety net in five cities found that capacity was strained for specialty services and...

The Electronic Health Record Demonstration, funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is designed to evaluate whether financial incentives can increase the adoption and use of electronic health records (EHRs) by primary care physician practices. This first evaluation report...

This article presents insights into the use of electronic health records (EHRs) by small physician practices participating in a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services pay-for-performance demonstration. Site visits to four states revealed slow movement toward improved EHR use. Factors...