quality improvement

Practice transformation networks engage 9,800 physicians who serve 5.9 million patients in The Golden State.

Policymakers are sifting through more than 800 public comments on proposed changes to the Hospital Compare methodology.

The report comes amid projections that Medicare spending will exceed $1.5 trillion by 2028, which is more than double the...

Advice for effective quality improvement includes devoting time and resources, gauging patient experience, and taking a persistent approach.

HealthLeaders reached out to all nine hospitals that received an 'F' from The Leapfrog Group and offered them an opportunity...

The growth in patients leaving California ERs prematurely was faster than the growth in overall ER encounters.

Researchers compared the latest hospital quality ratings to rates observed three years prior, finding both progress and opportunities for much...

Nurses are in a unique position to coordinate partnerships and provide the kind of patient-centered care needed to address the...

How much progress has been made in nursing toward the IOM's Future of Nursing recommendations? The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's...

Exporting best practices from high-performing hospitals and establishing regional referral centers can level variation in hospital networks' clinical outcomes.

Complication rates are lower for white patients when compared with black patients.

Hospitals have long complained that the ratings fail to convey an accurate picture of care quality.