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August 2014 | Quality Improvement

patients discharged from the hospital is readmitted within 30 days, at a cost of more than $26 billion ... Cost & Efficiency <div> ... five percent of patients, but they accrue more than 60 percent of health care costs. These patients ...

Aug 12,2014

Spotlight on Minnesota

increase, so, too, do associated direct and indirect costs. In 2007, diabetes cost $174 billion in the United States, both in terms of direct costs (such as hospitalizations, medical care, and treatment supplies) and indirect costs (such as disability payments and lost time from work).</div> <div> ...

Nov 06,2014

How do we attract employers to partner with us to improve health care quality?

cost data. This option takes advantage of existing opportunities for outreach to employers.   ... can: increase cost efficiency; improve quality of care; and, improve employee and community health. They also want to know about up-front costs and the timetable for return on investment.   • ...

Oct 02,2013

Measuring Progress: Metrics

mechanism for measuring community performance was Alliance quality and cost goals. Each of the 16 Alliances established goals that aimed to improve quality and decrease costs in their respective markets. The Alliances ... Alliances’ quality and cost goals. This database required substantial upkeep and review, and allowed the NPO ...

May 18,2015

Strategies for Coordinating a National Program

Quality and Cost Goal Matrix and Legend This matrix was used to track the quality and cost goals for each Alliance. ... matrix was used to show where Alliances were on achieving their quality and cost indicators. ...

May 14,2015

Universal Adoption of Electronic Health Records Pays Off

everyone’s health care costs by eliminating redundant tests." (Health Information Technology ...

Aug 24,2011

The Importance of Transitional Care In Achieving Health Reform

programs and services have been established to improve quality and reduce costs. Based on these findings, ...

Aug 18,2011

cost, resources, and learning related to office practice redesign, improvement knowledge, and ...

May 21,2012

AF4Q Drives Health Care Transformation

partnerships, often where none existed before: Data on quality, cost and patient experience measures ...

Aug 15,2012

Bringing Price Transparency to Puget Sound

reduce the cost/price of health care. A new Alliance report is the first product that shows variation in aggregate professional and facility costs for 24 select high-volume hospitalizations for reasons such as ... that is informed by community-wide cost data from a neutral and respected source.” The Alliance ...

Oct 30,2013

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