The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced a new tool for healthcare providers to help improve the quality of care, according to an agency release. The enhanced Quality Improvement ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is increasing scrutiny and oversight over the country's poorest-performing nursing facilities. CMS is toughening requirements for completion to the ...

T he calendar year 2026 Medicare physician fee schedule final rule takes steps to reorient payment toward the prevention of ...

The “flagship program” meant to drive quality at nursing homes most in need of improvement is not working, in part due to an overreliance on financial ...

A new-look Medicare Advantage (MA) quality bonus program would better incentivize insurers and help individuals choose a more appropriate plan, a report from Urban Institute finds. Authors Robert ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Funding awarded from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will allow Purdue Healthcare Advisors (PHA) at Purdue University to assist approximately 6,000 Indiana ...

For quite some time I have been an advocate of reforming the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) program. It’s an oxymoron to have a quality improvement program that turns out to be poor quality.

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 ...

CMS issued a request for proposals for Hospital Improvement and Innovation Networks initiative Wednesday. HIINs will be tasked with helping reduce overall patient harm by 20 percent and readmissions ...