Quality improvement (QI) programs have rapidly grown in health care over recent years. Despite increasing evidence of successful QI initiatives resulting in improved outcomes, the adoption and ...

The strongest programs create experiences that help children build confidence, curiosity, collaboration and independence.

If state-funded preschool programs are in a race, then it’s clear that some states are approaching the finish line while ...

Clinical quality measures implemented into federal quality programs are vetted by organizations such as CMS’s consensus-based entity by applying a set of criteria against individual measures to assess ...

The quality-measurement movement began more than 20 years ago and has resulted in transparent quality-performance information, accountability, and improvements. At the same time, proliferation of ...

On July 13, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the calendar year (CY) 2022 proposed changes to the physician fee schedule. CMS devoted 25 pages of the proposed rule to ...

This fall, many young children across Canada have entered early learning or preschool programs for the first time. Access to early learning is a challenge across the country — and many parents ...

The Medicare Advantage quality bonus program, established by the Affordable Care Act as part of a package of MA reforms, was expected to reduce payments to MA organizations. But according to a new ...

Health care reform is built on three pillars: coverage, affordability and quality. Any one of these pursuits is useless without the others. What good is coverage if the options are unaffordable? What ...

The UAB Department of Health Services Administration Graduate Program in Healthcare Quality and Safety has received accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management in ...