Effective technology can fund quality improvement and pay-for-performance efforts
The healthcare industry appears poised on the brink of establishing a nationally recognized pay-for-performance standard that will reward those healthcare providers who demonstrate quality-of-care improvement, while penalizing those unable to deliver results that meet the established criteria. This pay-for-performance (P4P) initiative is largely a response to employers and consumers, who are increasingly inundated with data about what constitutes quality, as their healthcare costs increase. The resulting consumer and media outcry, coupled with reports of medical errors, turned the healthcare industry on its head, compelling regulators, watchdog organizations and healthcare associations to establish financial incentives to drive improvements in the quality of healthcare being delivered.
Chief Pharmacy Officer Jason R. Smith on the Challenges Health Systems Face
May 28th 2025Jason R. Smith, Pharm.D., appointed as chief pharmacy officer in February 2025 for the University of Rochester Medical Center, talks about building a stronger workforce, managing drug shortages and keeping up with changes in regulations because of the new administration.
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Doing More and Saving More with Primary in Home Care
September 1st 2021In this week’s episode of Tuning In to the C-Suite podcast, MHE Associate Editor Briana Contreras interviewed VillageMD’s Senior Medical Director of Village Medical at Home, Dr. Tom Cornwell. Dr. Cornwell discussed the main benefits of primary care at home, which includes the benefit of cost savings for patients, maintaining control of hospital readmissions and others. Dr. Cornwell also noted what has changed in the industry of at-home care and if there has been interest from payers like insurance companies and medicare in the service.
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