Read HHS press release here
This is a win and good trend for institutional quality and the associated reduction of hospital readmissions for all reasons.
Now, the question in my mind is how to quantify the other side of the quality spectrum; namely, the practical meaning of increases in health plan quality scores represented by HEDIS and STARS.
In other words, are we measuring the availability of data or actual quality of healthcare delivery?
This is a win and good trend for institutional quality and the associated reduction of hospital readmissions for all reasons.
Now, the question in my mind is how to quantify the other side of the quality spectrum; namely, the practical meaning of increases in health plan quality scores represented by HEDIS and STARS.
In other words, are we measuring the availability of data or actual quality of healthcare delivery?
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