The CMS, in collaboration with the US National Committee for Quality Assurance, developed the Medicare Health Outcomes Survey (HOS) as the first health outcomes measure from the patient's perspective in Medicare managed care. This new source of data, using the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form ...
In Activating health equity: A moral imperative calling for business solutions, we outlined how health care organizations can intentionally and deliberately design and build systems that advance health equity as an outcome. One way to do this is by addressing social, economic, and environmental needs...
One recent survey found that 95% of consumers read reviews before making a purchasing decision. 58% said they would even pay more for a product or service based on positive reviews “The Star Ratings system supports CMS’ efforts to empower people to make healthcare decisions that are best fo...
A community survey in China shows that more than 36% of respondents have forgone health care in the past year due to high costs [9]. In the past two decades in China, the incidence of catastrophic health expenditures (CHEs) in rural areas has been higher than that of urban residents [...
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Interest in health-related quality of life can be traced back to 1947 with the beginning of the first nonphysiologic outcome measure for cancer: the Karnofsky performance scale. Exponential growth in disease- and individual-specific tools for measurement of health-related quality of life continues to...
Another aspect of trade and investment liberalization with indirect health outcome is the loss of governments' ‘policy space’ and ‘policy capacity.’‘Policy space’ describes “the freedom, scope, and mechanisms that governments have to choose, design and implement public policies to fulfill their...
Outcome-based payment models (OBPMs) might solve the shortcomings of fee-for-service or diagnostic-related group (DRG) models using financial incentives based on outcome indicators of the provided care. This review provides an analysis of the characteristics and effectiveness of OBPMs, to determine...
Eligibility requirements include qualifying as prediabetic according to a survey designed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and membership in a Sponsored Plan. Lark follows the DPP-program eligibility requirements set forth by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which can be...
This cross-sectional study uses national survey data to assess the percentage of US hospitals and physician practices that screen patients for food