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Performance measurement – if done right – can be a core activity to move the health care system to higher value for the American public, while rewarding health professionals and health care ...

Learn what employee performance measurement tools are, what their benefits are, and some of the top software to use in your ...

The past decade has seen an unprecedented level of concern and action focused on improving the quality of American health care. Catalyzed in part by two Institute of Medicine (IOM) reports—To Err Is ...

A report from the independent regulatory group the Joint Commission suggests that the quality of care in U.S. hospitals has increased. The organization surveyed the more than 3,000 hospitals it ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Measuring portfolio performance involves monitoring and analyzing returns, allocation, risk, and other elements. There are several metrics that an investor may choose from to gauge the progress of ...

Rates of potentially preventable hospital admissions and readmissions, which were first envisioned as an indicator of access to timely and appropriate ambulatory care for uninsured patients more than ...

The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) have provided an update to their clinical performance and quality measures for adults with heart failure (HF) to bring ...

Learn how using historical data, instead of standard deviation, offers a more accurate assessment of stock volatility and risk management strategies.

Many companies supplement GAAP financial reporting with individually tailored accounting information. While these non-GAAP disclosures might provide useful information about an entity, financial ...