Former NQF safety advocate settles false claims complaint for $1 million
By
John Hall
Mar 06, 2015
The former chair of a National Quality Forum safety committee has agreed to pay a $1 million civil fine to settle allegations he violated the False Claims Act by soliciting and accepting kickbacks, according...
National Quality Forum supports quality measures in bill to standardize post-acute assessments
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 23, 2014
The National Quality Forum has come out in strong support of a proposed standardized quality measures, such as skin integrity, across different types of post-acute care settings. Uniform assessments are...
CMS pushes back on quality measure recommendations
By
Tim Mullaney
Jun 01, 2014
Healthcare providers face unfairly reduced reimbursements if they serve economically disadvantaged patients, according to a recent National Quality Forum draft report. The government rejected recommendations...
Current quality measures are unfair to providers serving economically disadvantaged populations, National...
By
Tim Mullaney
Apr 30, 2014
Nursing homes and other healthcare providers face reduced reimbursements from government programs if they serve economically disadvantaged patients, according to a recent National Quality Forum report....
Panel endorses patient safety quality measures
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 20, 2012
A set of 14 patient safety measures seeking to curb preventable errors in healthcare settings has been approved by a national standards-setting organization.
Report: HHS has missed critical quality measure development deadlines
Jan 19, 2012
The Department of Health and Human Services is in danger of missing critical deadlines in developing the quality measures used to evaluate the Affordable Care Act’s cost-savings initiatives, a government...