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News, Views, and Insights on Leveraging Data to Improve Health Care Performance
ECAT Is Here. Is Your ED Ready? What the New Quality Measure Means for Operations, Performance, and Financial Results
Learn how the new ECAT quality measure will impact ED operations, boarding, throughput, reimbursement, and system-wide performance improvement.
Four Core ECAT eCQM Metrics from the 2026 OPPS Final Rule: What ED Leaders Should Know
CMS’ 2026 OPPS Final Rule introduces ECAT eCQM for emergency departments. Learn what the four new ED access and timeliness metrics mean for hospital performance and reporting.
The Integrated Acute Care Framework: A Strategy That Goes Beyond Managing Symptoms for Hospital Performance
Hospitals struggle with ED boarding and patient flow. Learn how integrated acute care connects operations, data, and leadership to improve outcomes.
11 Proven Ways to Reduce Hospital Readmissions
Learn 11 proven, physician-led ways hospitals reduce readmissions by addressing root causes, clinical variation, and system-level performance gaps.
Clinical Variation: When Differences in Care Become Differences in Outcomes
Clinical variation persists even in high-performing systems. Learn how trusted, contextual data helps CMOs distinguish risk from judgment and turn variation into meaningful performance improvement.