Latest Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute Inc. Stories
New public report card looks in-depth at laws in all 50 states and gives only two states an "A"and 36 a "D" or "F" WASHINGTON and SAN FRANCISCO, March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A new Report Card on State Price Transparency Laws developed by two non-profits - Catalyst for Payment Reform (CPR) and the Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute (HCI(3)) - aims to improve the information available to consumers about prices for health care services and encourage further effort in this...
NEWTOWN, Conn., May 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Physicians participating in practice improvement and patient management programs such as the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) and Bridges to Excellence (BTE) realize better cost performance for patients with chronic conditions than their non-Recognized peers, according to recent research released today by the Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute(TM), Inc. (HCI3). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120229/DC61720LOGO)...
NEWTOWN, Conn., Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- An analysis of more than 51,000 cases of total knee replacements over a two and a half year period, for Medicare and commercially insured plan members, found that (1) commercial payers spend an average $3,200 (15%) more per procedure than Medicare, mostly due to higher inpatient stay costs, and (2) that Medicare and commercial payers could save between 5% and 10% of their current case costs by reducing spending on potentially avoidable...
Reducing potentially avoidable complications can improve quality and reduce cost WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Four potentially avoidable complication (PAC) measures from the Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute(TM), Inc. (HCI3(TM)) have been endorsed by the National Quality Forum (NQF), a quality improvement and consensus standards setting organization. Reduction of PACs - preventable failures in care that cause harm to patients - can play an important role in...
Key goal is to cut preventable hospitalizations by 17%, saving millions in medical expenses NEW YORK, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute(TM), Inc.'s (HCI3(TM)) Bridges to Excellence (BTE) and the New York City Health Department's Primary Care Information Project have partnered to develop a new program to identify and recognize physicians who deliver high-value primary care to adult patients in New York City. The Adult Primary Care Recognition...
Bridges to Excellence, the Leapfrog Group and PROMETHEUS Payment encourage health plans and health care purchasers to participate in national assessment program WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- As the U.S. moves forward with health reform, health care purchasers are working to eliminate waste, overuse, and misuse in the health care system at the point of care. To that end, several of the nation's foremost quality and measurement organizations - Bridges to Excellence (BTE), the Leapfrog...
NEWTOWN, Conn., July 12 /PRNewswire/ -- To help health care providers in their efforts to become accountable care organizations (ACOs) and payers in developing value-based payment initiatives, the non-profit Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute(TM), Inc. (HCI3(TM)) is releasing a series of analytical tools on its new website. The resources are designed to support implementation of HCI3's two leading payment reform strategies - Bridges to Excellence® (BTE) and PROMETHEUS...
