The basis of the ACS Quality Verification Program rests on 12 standards; all of which are being reviewed in the medical literature to demonstrate evidence for the program. Five principles key in on ...

The authors determined whether a home health agency could use Outcome Assessment and Information Set (OASIS) items and the Outcome-Based Quality Improvement (OBQI) model to enhance outcomes for health ...

In healthcare, the costs are not merely financial. Incomplete, inconsistent or delayed electronic health records can lead to ...

In L.A. County, 38% of the population is covered under Medi-Cal, California's version of Medicaid. Clinicians in the L.A. County safety net are stretched to capacity, and the state's population ...

Continuous electronic monitoring with telemetry is an important hospital practice for monitoring patients who are at high risk of serious cardiac events. Unfortunately, it is often overutilized. When ...

DMAIC is an acronym for Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control. It is a process improvement methodology of Six Sigma that’s used for improving existing processes. See DMAIC Methodology. DMAIC is ...

The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) and data-driven methodologies has triggered a wave of transformation in regulatory compliance and quality assurance for the development of medical devices.

Every day, state Medicaid leaders grapple with the challenge of providing access to high-quality health care for a vast population while operating on limited budgets. Providers sit at the heart of ...