Understanding quality improvement is more important now than ever before

With provider payments being adjusted for performance and emphasis being placed on value-based care, large health care systems are already developing the resources necessary to pursue quality improvement (QI) in their practices. This article explains why smaller and/or rural practices also need to l...

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Published inNorth Carolina medical journal (Durham, N.C.) Vol. 75; no. 3; pp. 220 - 223
Main Author Watkins, R W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.05.2014
Subjects
Community Health Services - organization & administration
Community Health Services - trends
Forecasting
Health Services Needs and Demand - organization & administration
Health Services Needs and Demand - trends
Humans
North Carolina
Quality Improvement - organization & administration
Quality Improvement - trends
Reimbursement, Incentive - organization & administration
Reimbursement, Incentive - trends
Rural Health Services - organization & administration
Rural Health Services - trends
United States
United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
North Carolina
United States
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Summary:With provider payments being adjusted for performance and emphasis being placed on value-based care, large health care systems are already developing the resources necessary to pursue quality improvement (QI) in their practices. This article explains why smaller and/or rural practices also need to learn about and implement QI.
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ISSN:0029-2559
0029-2559
DOI:10.18043/ncm.75.3.220