The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. I read an article in The Gazette regarding legislation on water quality ('Quick action expected on water ...

Clinical quality measures implemented into federal quality programs are vetted by organizations such as CMS’s consensus-based entity by applying a set of criteria against individual measures to assess ...

The quality-measurement movement began more than 20 years ago and has resulted in transparent quality-performance information, accountability, and improvements. At the same time, proliferation of ...

Young people in Groundwork Ohio River Valley's Green Team participate in a 'build a monitor' workshop. A program in Greater Cincinnati is teaching people to monitor and combat air pollution in their ...

Most people agree that product and service quality is key to client satisfaction, continued business, and referrals. To ensure ongoing success, organizations must maintain and improve quality efforts.

On July 13, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the calendar year (CY) 2022 proposed changes to the physician fee schedule. CMS devoted 25 pages of the proposed rule to ...

The UAB Department of Health Services Administration Graduate Program in Healthcare Quality and Safety has received accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management in ...

Medicare Advantage's quality bonus program has had no observable difference in plan quality despite costly federal investments, a new study suggests, bolstering calls from some stakeholders to ...

While the goal of 1 million acres was reached about a year later than hoped, it's a milestone that's been building for nearly 10 years. Joan Heim-Welch points to one of the many sections of her ...

The Medicare Advantage quality bonus program, established by the Affordable Care Act as part of a package of MA reforms, was expected to reduce payments to MA organizations. But according to a new ...