Current payment reform proposals hold the potential to lower health care costs and improve quality of care by promoting increased collaboration among physicians, hospitals, and ancillary service providers and rewarding quality and efficiency. Read more »
By agreeing to a long-term contract that tied a portion of physician income to electronic medical record adoption, Massachusetts' largest payer and one of its largest health care systems were able to shift their joint quality focus from process of care measurements to patient outcomes. Read more »
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Selected articles on quality improvement from a number of journals, including the American Journal of Medicine, Annals of Internal Medicine, Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, BMJ, Health Affairs, Health Services Research, International Journal for Quality in Health Care, Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Safety, Journal of the American Medical Association, Journal of General Internal Medicine, Journal of Patient Safety, Journal of Safety and Quality in Health Care, Medical Care, The Milbank Quarterly, The New England Journal of Medicine, and Pediatrics. The articles are nominated by Editorial Advisory Board members from a preselected list. Read more »
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