Proving high productivity may be helpful for small groups considering selling to a hospital. RVUs are a useful gauge of doctors' productivity, but practices also should look at such aspects as each ...

“Routine outcome measurement is great—but how do I actually use this information to practice measurement-based care?!” This is a common question for many clinicians new to using outcome measurement in ...

"What gets measured gets done" said business guru Peter Drucker. By tracking performance, you'll know where your practice is performing well and what areas should be targeted for improvement. If you ...

The American health care system, including the cancer care system, is under pressure to improve patient outcomes and lower the cost of care. Government payers have articulated an interest in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A few years ago, in a column on these pages, I discussed how maybe, just maybe, we were measuring practice ...

Quality measurement and improvement is a focus of ASCO. In the era of electronic health records (EHRs), computerized order entry, and medication administration records, quality monitoring can be an ...