A new editorial published in JAMA by Northwestern Medicine ® experts strongly questions the use of several hospital quality measures by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in its ...

Results from a study suggest pay-for-performance hospital programs may need to be tailored to the specific healthcare organization in order to yield the greatest effect on healthcare quality, ...

Skilled nursing providers would see a 2.8% raise next fiscal year, according to a proposed pay rule issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Friday. The ...

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new program to reduce prescription drug costs for Americans. The Generating Cost Reduction for U.S., known as GENEROUS, aims to ...

Seeking to contain costs while improving quality of care, the healthcare industry is moving toward value-based payment models. One of these models is a “pay-for-performance” system. In a blog post for ...