tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2008 Issue 25

Medicare: CMS Lauds Program That Raises Hospital Quality

Third year of demonstration project shows big improvement in inpatient care. Hospitals that are involved in the Premier Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration have shown vast improvements in inpatient care, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says. In a June 17 press release, CMS Acting Administrator Kerry Weems says the demonstration, which was launched in October 2003 by CMS and the Premier Inc. Healthcare Alliance, has achieved "excellent results." About 250 hospitals in 36 states are involved in HQID, a program to test new payment systems under Medicare that would improve the safety, quality and efficiency of care...

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