Quality and Safety

Mortality rates have not improved, and obesity is on the rise, but there Is some good news.

Specific hospital ratings will be posted on the CMS Hospital Compare website soon.

Its focus is on primary care in medically underserved communities.

This is the sixth year of the Walking Gallery of Healthcare.

With an eye on improving safety, increasing compliance and reducing waste, an increasing number of hospitals and health systems are looking to insource and automate their IV compounding processes.  

"We understand new rules require adjustment and preparation," said Andy Slavitt, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services acting administrator.

University of Vermont Medical Center, an academic medical center in Burlington, has tracked more than 5 million medications using radio frequency identification.

Intermountain Healthcare, Stanford Cancer Institute, Providence Health & Services, Catholic Health Initiative and Henry Ford Health System have joined with precision medicine company Syapse for OPeN, the Oncology Precision Network.

The effort will help doctors boost access to precision medicine for 10,000 VA veterans with cancer.

The physician practice association offered recommendations for the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System and Alternative Payment Models proposed by MACRA – including a reduction of reporting requirements across MIPS.