Inside Angle

From 3M Health Information Systems

Tag: quality metrics

Blog post

Maximize impact: Leverage CDI and coding teams on publicly available quality metrics

July 5, 2023

The Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program was initially mandated by Section 501(b) of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003. CMS was mandated to reimburse hospitals […]

Blog post

Newton’s Third Law and ICD-10: Code changes potentially impacting quality outcomes – Part 2

Sept. 19, 2016 / By Cheryl Manchenton, RN

I have to give Sir Isaac Newton and his Third Law of Motion a nod: For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Does this law apply to […]

Blog post

Why are we hoarding quality measures?

Aug. 31, 2015 / By Kristine Daynes

It’s hard to get rid of something you use but don’t like, even if it’s no longer practical. Things that are familiar have a lot of staying power. That may […]