and Performance Improvement Programs Committee on Redesigning Health Insurance Performance Measures, Payment – författare

Medicare''s Quality Improvement Organization Program is the second book inthe new Pathways to Quality Health Care series. Focusing on performanceimprovement, it considers the history, role, and effectiveness of the QualityImprovement Organization (QIO) program and its potential to promotequality improvement within a changing health care delivery environmentthat includes standardized performance measures and new data collectionand reporting requirements. This book carefully examines the QIOs thatserve every state as well as the national program that guides and supportsthem. In addition, it highlights the important roles that a national programwith private organizations in each state can play in promoting higher qualitycare. Medicare''s Quality Improvement Organization Program looks closelyat the technical assistance role of the QIO program and the need toencourage and support providers to improve their performance. By providingan in-depth assessment of the federal experience with quality improvementand recommendations for program improvement, this book helpspoint the way for those who strive to create higher quality and better valuein health care. Intended for multiple audiences, Medicare''s QualityImprovement Organization Program is essential reading for members ofCongress, the federal executive branch, the QIOs, health care providers andclinicians, and stakeholder groups.

Performance Measurement is the first in a new series of an ongoing effort bythe Institute of Medicine (IOM) to improve health care quality. PerformanceMeasurement offers a comprehensive review of available measures andintroduces a new framework to examine these measures against the sixaims of the health care system: health care should be safe, effective,patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable. This new book alsoaddresses the gaps in performance measurement and introduces the needfor measures that are longitudinal, comprehensive, population-based, andpatient-centered. This book is directed toward all concerned with improvingthe quality and performance of the nation''s health care system in itsmultiple dimensions and in both the public and private sectors.

Medicare''s Quality Improvement Organization Program is the second book inthe new Pathways to Quality Health Care series. Focusing on performanceimprovement, it considers the history, role, and effectiveness of the QualityImprovement Organization (QIO) program and its potential to promotequality improvement within a changing health care delivery environmentthat includes standardized performance measures and new data collectionand reporting requirements. This book carefully examines the QIOs thatserve every state as well as the national program that guides and supportsthem. In addition, it highlights the important roles that a national programwith private organizations in each state can play in promoting higher qualitycare. Medicare''s Quality Improvement Organization Program looks closelyat the technical assistance role of the QIO program and the need toencourage and support providers to improve their performance. By providingan in-depth assessment of the federal experience with quality improvementand recommendations for program improvement, this book helpspoint the way for those who strive to create higher quality and better valuein health care. Intended for multiple audiences, Medicare''s QualityImprovement Organization Program is essential reading for members ofCongress, the federal executive branch, the QIOs, health care providers andclinicians, and stakeholder groups.

The third installment in the Pathways to Quality Health Care series, Rewarding Provider Performance: Aligning Incentives in Medicare, continues to address the timely topic of the quality of health care in America. Each volume in the series effectively evaluates specific policy approaches within the context of improving the current operational framework of the health care system. The theme of this particular book is the staged introduction of pay for performance into Medicare. Pay for performance is a strategy that financially rewards health care providers for delivering high-quality care. Building on the findings and recommendations described in the two companion editions, Performance Measurement and Medicare's Quality Improvement Organization Program, this book offers options for implementing payment incentives to provide better value for America''s health care investments.

This book features conclusions and recommendations that will be useful to all stakeholders concerned with improving the quality and performance of the nation''s health care system in both the public and private sectors.