This Evaluation Highlight discusses the early accomplishments, challenges, and lessons learned from the following four states pursuing practice-level quality measurement: Maine, Massachusetts, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. It describes the states’ efforts to select meaningful...

This Evaluation Highlight discusses the early accomplishments, challenges, and lessons learned from the following four states pursuing practice-level quality measurement: Maine, Massachusetts, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. It describes the states’ efforts to select meaningful measures,...

This brief focuses on efforts in four states—Georgia, Idaho, Maryland, and Utah—to expand access to peer support for caregivers of children with special health care needs.

This brief focuses on efforts in four states—Georgia, Idaho, Maryland, and Utah—to expand access to peer support for caregivers of children with special health care needs.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) operates the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Program to ensure and improve the quality of health care for Medicare beneficiaries. This report presents the results of an independent evaluation of the ninth scope of work, QIO Program,...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) operates the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Program to ensure and improve the quality of health care for Medicare beneficiaries. This report presents the results of an independent evaluation of the ninth scope of work, QIO Program,...

This article examines factors influencing the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology, as well as outstanding challenges to the long-term success of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) provisions in the American Recovery and...

Findings suggest that many hospitals' negotiating leverage significantly increased after years of decline. Today, many hospitals are viewed as having the greatest leverage in local markets. Changes in three areas—the policy and purchasing context, managed care plan market, and hospital...

This article examines factors influencing the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology, as well as outstanding challenges to the long-term success of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) provisions in the American Recovery and...