Quality Measures

2026 Health Plan Ratings: The Scoresheet & Methodology

2026 Health Plan Ratings: The Scoresheet & Methodology  NCQA

Medicare Is Dropping Two Alcohol and Tobacco Measures from Its Quality Program for Psychiatric Hospitals

Medicare Is Dropping Two Alcohol and Tobacco Measures from Its Quality Program for Psychiatric Hospitals  Medical Daily

AHA heart failure registry making a major impact after 20 years

<p>The registry has collected more than 1.6 million patient records from more than 800 hospitals. "We can do even better," one cardiologist said. "We have to treat heart failure with everything we've ...

Safety a top priority as more heart procedures move to outpatient settings

<p>The push to move certain procedures to ambulatory surgical centers is one of the biggest business trends in electrophysiology. Medical societies are watching this space closely to ensure high quali...

Population stratification of PHQ 9 MDC is required with NHANES real world fluctuation evidence

Agreement: I AgreeBody: Dear Editor Wang and colleagues’ meta analysis established a unified PHQ 9 MDC₉₅ threshold of 5.72 (6 points) for detecting reliable depressive symptom change, offering a widel...

The conflict of interest behind a cancer screening test

The conflict of interest behind a cancer screening test  KevinMD.com

New Standards for Level IV Trauma Centers Released by ACS Committee on Trauma

New Standards for Level IV Trauma Centers Released by ACS Committee on Trauma  The American College of Surgeons

AHRQ Grant Freeze Halts Patient Safety Research Nationwide

Representativeness of the Cancer Survival Index in Colombia

Representativeness of the Cancer Survival Index in Colombia  The Lancet

Platelet Indices as Accessible Biomarkers for Risk Stratification in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease: A Kenyan Cohort Study - ashpublications.org

Platelet Indices as Accessible Biomarkers for Risk Stratification in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease: A Kenyan Cohort Study  ashpublications.org