Quality metrics are an objective, verifiable number. Unlike subjective data, the number is both quantifiable and can be confirmed. The potential downside to quality metrics is that the data may be ...

Table 1 provides a taxonomy of the most commonly used video quality metrics. On the extreme left is subjective Mean Opinion Score (MOS) computed with actual viewers rating videos on a scale from 1 to ...

As cancer care stakeholders move through processes of creating, deploying, and reporting quality metrics, it is important to remember that these measures alone are not sufficient to bring better care ...

Quality metrics are increasingly used to measure physician quality and impact reimbursement. Are patients familiar with GI quality metrics and does this play a role in how they select a colonoscopist?

Hospital and health system CFOs check numerous metrics on a daily basis and, as reimbursement becomes more closely linked to health outcomes, finance chiefs are examining quality metrics as a part of ...

Programmed Cell Death Ligand-1 Blockade in Urothelial Bladder Cancer: To Select or Not to Select Research on EOL care in solid tumor cancers has greatly advanced our understanding of the medical and ...

The CMS star ratings began as faint points of light helping patients navigate an increasingly complex galaxy of healthcare ...

Bellin Health shares how the health system achieved the top composite quality score in the first performance year of Next Generation ACO. While the Next Generation ACO program has generated modest ...

Dr Slipczuk explores quality metrics, elaborating on ways to improve and align them with the latest cardiology treatment guidelines and payer considerations. Leandro N. Slipczuk, MD, PhD: We’re still ...

There are several metrics we prioritize. Our highest priorities are outcomes of quality, and metrics that reduce cost. The most important metric, therefore, is readmissions. We are cognizant of ...

The American Heart Association (AHA) and American College of Cardiology (ACC) have issued new performance and quality measures for the treatment of patients with STEMI and NSTEMI, abandoning some ...