The National Quality Forum issued guidance on reducing unnecessary variations in healthcare quality measures, with the aim of making measurement more consistent and useful in enhancing patient care. A ...

Background. Health adjusted life years (HALYs) are used for estimating burden of disease and as outcomes in cost-effectiveness analyses of medical care and public health interventions. Objectives. The ...

Physician practices account for a significant amount of variation in spending. Objectives: To measure variation in spending and inpatient prices associated with the primary care physician (PCP) ...

As healthcare providers wade through hundreds of often burdensome reportable quality measures, a new National Quality Forum study offers guidance on reducing variation and repetition. In 2013, NQF ...