Seven gastroenterologists from across the United States share how they are using benchmarking to improve colonoscopy quality. Ask a Gastroenterologist is a weekly series of questions posed to ...

Health-related quality-of-life data are often collected during routine clinical care. We present a method to create nationally representative benchmarks for clinical subspecialties. Objectives: Health ...

Accreditation surveyors for ambulatory surgery centers are now paying more attention to benchmarking and quality improvement projects. They want to see projects tackling vital issues for the center ...

Quality Compass Exchange Data File is intended as a resource for payers, government agencies, and consultants. The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has added Exchange plans to its ...

While significant progress has been made in improving cancer survival rates—as evidenced by a drop in cancer deaths in the U.S.—the number of new cases continues to increase. Experts say far too many ...

Jeff Jacobsmeyer, product specialist with Case Construction, has viewed quality benchmarking from every point of the Equipment Triangle. He once worked at a Case dealership, owned his own business ...

Better information leads to better decisions. It stands to reason that evidence-based guidelines help providers formulate smarter, more effective treatment plans that return individuals to health ...

Many practices track their financial performance, but following the money alone is too narrow of a way to assess your practice's true success, according to a recent article from Medscape Today about ...

CARY, N.C., Mar 02, 2009 -- Industry Standard Research (ISR) today announced the launch of its pioneering report titled The 2009 CRO Quality Benchmarking Study. This report is the first of its kind, ...