April 15, 2009 - A state employee health plan designated hospitals, and later primary care physician practices, that met certain performance criteria as "preferred" providers, and then gave employees incentives to use them. While this initiative appears to have improved the quality of care, its impact on costs has not yet been evaluated.
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July 24, 2008 - Case studies of two leading health care organizations show that they share a common perspective of quality improvement (QI) as integral to excellence in clinical practice and, therefore, subject to the same ethical obligation to deliver the best possible care to patients.
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May 4, 2005 - Taking the lead from corporate purchasers, state Medicaid agencies now incorporate pay-for-performance and other quality incentives into their agreements with managed care plans.
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August 23, 2004 - Group Health Cooperative made tobacco cessation a priority by identifying smokers and engaging them in behavioral counseling.
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