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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedCoulam R, Kralewski J, Dowd B
The role of medical group practice administrators in the adoption and implementation of Medicare's physician quality reporting system.
The purpose of this study was to gain insights into the role these administrators play in quality assurance programs. It found that administrators conducted due diligence on Medicare's physician quality reporting system, influenced how the issue was presented to physicians for adoption, and managed implementation thereafter. Administrators' recommendations were heavily influenced by practice characteristics, financial incentives, and practice commitments to early adoption of quality improvement innovations.
AHRQ-funded; HS019964.
Citation: Coulam R, Kralewski J, Dowd B .
The role of medical group practice administrators in the adoption and implementation of Medicare's physician quality reporting system.
Health Care Manage Rev 2016 Apr-Jun;41(2):145-54. doi: 10.1097/hmr.0000000000000061.
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Keywords: Medicare, Provider Performance, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care, Public Reporting
Schulz J, DeCamp M, Berkowitz SA
Medicare Shared Savings Program: public reporting and shared savings distributions.
The objectives of this paper are to determine if Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) accountable care organizations (ACOs) are meeting public reporting requirements related to shared savings plans, to quantitate the composition of shared savings distribution plans, and to investigate whether early ACO success is associated with specific plan or ACO characteristics. The authors found that just over one-half of MSSP ACOs report detailed shared savings distribution plans online, and these plans vary widely. They concluded that there appears to be no single shared savings distribution plan determinate of ACO success.
AHRQ-funded; HS023684.
Citation: Schulz J, DeCamp M, Berkowitz SA .
Medicare Shared Savings Program: public reporting and shared savings distributions.
Am J Manag Care 2015 Aug;21(8):546-53.
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Keywords: Quality of Care, Payment, Policy, Medicare, Public Reporting