Tag Archive for ‘patient-reported outcomes’

Quality as a program, not a measure: An opportunity for health insurers to value quality as a comprehensive program

Describes the work between the CMS Innovation Center and the ACS to introduce a new type of quality measure that includes the infrastructure, resources, and processes needed to deliver optimal care.

Patient-reported outcomes in surgery: Listening to patients improves quality of care

The role of patient-reported outcome measures are identified in this article, particularly as they relate to enhanced patient engagement and improved quality of surgical care.