Physicians want fewer quality measures, but more might be better if it motivates core process improvement rather than “studying for the test”
CMS Innovation Center engages in linguistic manipulation and health economics denialism in new definition of “VBC”
What should we do when there is a clash between two noble goals: consumer transparency and quality improvement? Five proposed principles.
CDC’s new $200M Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics mistakenly frames modeling efforts as “forecasting.” It should be all about policy decision support.
Oncology Care Model failure calls for rethinking our approach to real, sustainable improvement in specialty care
U of Michigan study: Epic’s sepsis predictive model has “poor performance” due to low AUC, but reporting AUC is like building a bridge half way over a river. How to finish the job.
Microsoft’s purchase of Nuance is not a bold move, despite the $16B price. My advice to Mr. Nadella is to avoid shiny objects and to not avoid process change.
Berwick and Gilfillan offer six recommendations for reinventing CMMI. My response is yes, but they don’t address the #1 issue: failure to achieve critical mass.
Physicians want fewer quality measures, but more might be better if it motivates core process improvement rather than “studying for the test” Dr. Ward August 28, 2024
The squeezing-the-balloon fallacy: Why savings from site-of-care shifts are wildly overestimated Dr. Ward August 24, 2024
CMS Innovation Center engages in linguistic manipulation and health economics denialism in new definition of “VBC” Dr. Ward January 30, 2024
What should we do when there is a clash between two noble goals: consumer transparency and quality improvement? Five proposed principles. Dr. Ward December 14, 2021
CDC’s new $200M Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics mistakenly frames modeling efforts as “forecasting.” It should be all about policy decision support. Dr. Ward November 28, 2021
Oncology Care Model failure calls for rethinking our approach to real, sustainable improvement in specialty care Dr. Ward November 10, 2021
