Healthcare Quality Newshttp://www.hcqualitynews.com/home/Healthcare Quality Newsen-US2012-02-16T17:19:38ZSquarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)High patient satisfaction linked to increased healthcare expenditures and increased mortality ratehttp://www.hcqualitynews.com/home/2012/2/15/high-patient-satisfaction-linked-to-increased-healthcare-exp.htmlJeanne Henson2012-02-15T18:14:49ZArchives of Internal Medicine Cost of Care Mortality Patient SatisfactionNational Vaccine Advisory Committee issues flu vaccine recommendations for health care workershttp://www.hcqualitynews.com/home/2012/2/15/national-vaccine-advisory-committee-issues-flu-vaccine-recom.htmlJeanne Henson2012-02-15T17:00:11ZIOM Aim: Safe U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesInsurance companies may become extinct by 2020http://www.hcqualitynews.com/home/2012/2/15/insurance-companies-may-become-extinct-by-2020.htmlJeanne Henson2012-02-15T16:58:13ZAccountable Care Organization (ACO) Healthcare Reform Obama Payment ReformUnemployed adults have poorer health status than employed adultshttp://www.hcqualitynews.com/home/2012/2/15/unemployed-adults-have-poorer-health-status-than-employed-ad.htmlJeanne Henson2012-02-15T16:55:50ZCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Cost of Care Health Care Facts, Trends Underinsured and UninsuredThe Commonwealth Fund releases four case studies on ACO developmenthttp://www.hcqualitynews.com/home/2012/2/8/the-commonwealth-fund-releases-four-case-studies-on-aco-deve.htmlJeanne Henson2012-02-08T14:10:38ZAccountable Care Organization (ACO) Cost of Care Payment Reform The Commonwealth FundCMS adds Central line-associated bloodstream infection rates to Hospital Compare websitehttp://www.hcqualitynews.com/home/2012/2/8/cms-adds-central-line-associated-bloodstream-infection-rates.htmlJeanne Henson2012-02-08T14:01:43ZCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Healthcare-Associated Infections Hospital Compare Hospital-acquired conditionsInstitute of Medicine report examines ways to reduce chronic illnesshttp://www.hcqualitynews.com/home/2012/2/8/institute-of-medicine-report-examines-ways-to-reduce-chronic.htmlJeanne Henson2012-02-08T14:00:41ZChronic Care Institute of Medicine (IOM)New cancer therapies unaffordable to manyhttp://www.hcqualitynews.com/home/2012/2/8/new-cancer-therapies-unaffordable-to-many.htmlJeanne Henson2012-02-08T13:55:05ZCondition: Colorectal Cancer Cost of Care National Cancer Institute OncologyAHRQ releases free toolkit to help hospitals improve carehttp://www.hcqualitynews.com/home/2012/2/2/ahrq-releases-free-toolkit-to-help-hospitals-improve-care.htmlJeanne Henson2012-02-02T18:26:09ZAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Quality Improvement MethodsTennessee Hospital Collaborative improves surgical outcomes, reduces costhttp://www.hcqualitynews.com/home/2012/2/2/tennessee-hospital-collaborative-improves-surgical-outcomes.htmlJeanne Henson2012-02-02T18:24:22ZCost of Care National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) Quality Improvement MethodsCMS to hold a Provider Call to discuss quality measures and value-based purchasinghttp://www.hcqualitynews.com/home/2012/2/2/cms-to-hold-a-provider-call-to-discuss-quality-measures-and.htmlJeanne Henson2012-02-02T18:22:04ZCMS Value Based Purchasing Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Outpatient Quality MeasuresPCORI seeks public input on research agendahttp://www.hcqualitynews.com/home/2012/2/2/pcori-seeks-public-input-on-research-agenda.htmlJeanne Henson2012-02-02T18:19:49ZComparative Effectiveness Outcomes Measures Patient-Centered Research Institute (PCORI)Five percent of the population accounts for fifty percent of healthcare spendinghttp://www.hcqualitynews.com/home/2012/2/2/five-percent-of-the-population-accounts-for-fifty-percent-of.htmlJeanne Henson2012-02-02T18:15:35ZAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Cost of Care Health Care Facts, TrendsThomson Reuters releases fourth annual list of top U.S. health systemshttp://www.hcqualitynews.com/home/2012/2/2/thomson-reuters-releases-fourth-annual-list-of-top-us-health.htmlJeanne Henson2012-02-02T18:09:30ZQuality Ratings Thomson REutersU.S. Obesity rates unchanged since 2007-2008http://www.hcqualitynews.com/home/2012/1/23/us-obesity-rates-unchanged-since-2007-2008.htmlJeanne Henson2012-01-23T21:09:18ZCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Chronic Care Population Health