The following article was written by Ann O’Neill, RN, MBA/HCM, director of clinical operations for Regent Surgical Health.By now, almost everyone in the ASC industry is aware of the new CMS quality ...

CMS is considering a proposed quality measure that would require “appropriate monitoring of patients receiving [patient-controlled analgesia].” This measure seeks to address the high number of errors ...

Medicare Advantage outperformed traditional Medicare on clinical quality measures before and during the COVID-19 pandemic; mid-pandemic, however, traditional Medicare narrowed the gap on some ...

In February of this year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its “Universal Foundation” for aligning quality measures across its own programs. The CMS effort is not ...

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed an advance care planning quality measure for several health care settings — a ...

In its 2026 Physician Fee Schedule, CMS finalized a mandatory payment model that will begin Jan. 1, 2027, and hold certain outpatient specialists financially accountable for how they manage chronic ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services made one thing clear when it issued its newly proposed nursing home pay rule last week: Promoting nursing home quality improvement is driving policy ...

CMS’ new safety measures are a welcome addition for Peter Silver, MD, senior vice president, chief quality officer and associate chief medical officer of New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health.

Medicare initially focused on cost monitoring measures when thinking about quality assurance. However, it now aims to ensure beneficiaries receive high quality, safe, impartial, and effective ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is proposing enhancements to the Medicare Advantage and Part D Star Ratings program. Beginning in the 2027 measurement year, CMS proposes to remove ...

Over the past several decades, an appealing idea rapidly gained popularity: The government could advance a health care system that rewarded the quality of care rather than the volume of care. Medicare ...