UCSC engineer Javier Gonzalez-Rocha is using drones and sensors to bring advanced air quality monitoring to underserved ...

Efficient plan-provider collaboration is essential. Both plans and providers need seamless communication and data visibility to close gaps and improve ratings. But outdated reports, phone calls, and ...

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) have issued the “2026 ACC/AHA Clinical Perfo ...

Abstract: Point cloud (PC) compression inevitably introduces distortion during communication, which can affect users’ visual experience. Thus, efficient PC quality measurement (PCQM) tools are highly ...

The CMS is proposing to overhaul the Medicare Advantage star ratings system, including by culling a dozen quality measures and removing a health equity reward. In a proposed rule released Tuesday, the ...

Older adults with dementia who may benefit from antipsychotic medications are being harmed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Long-Stay Antipsychotic Medication quality measure.

The shift towards value-based care (VBC) is transforming healthcare, placing quality measures and prioritizing improved patient outcomes at the center of reimbursement and performance. For practice ...

In nursing homes, quality measures (QMs) serve as key indicators of resident outcomes and care effectiveness. Derived primarily from Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments and Medicare claims, these ...

Structural racism, poverty, and inequities in housing, education, and employment have created significant gaps in health outcomes. 1 Unequal rates of disease, treatment, and mortality ...