When I was a young primary care physician, all I wanted was more time to spend with my patients. Each…
By Megan Carr
As a mom of four growing (and constantly eating) boys, I’m always trying to find ways to manage our grocery…
By Dawn Weimar, RN
Many Medicaid programs, health plans, and ACOs are looking for new strategies to offset tight budgets. COVID-19 has dealt severe…
By Matthew Ferrara
Some state Medicaid agencies leverage the enrollment process to drive health plan improvement. Within states that operate Medicaid managed care,…
By Leah Giordano
I recently embarked on a new kind of adventure during this COVID-19 pandemic that has provided me with extra time…
With Richard Averill, MS, Ron Mills, PhD
This 3M Clinical and Economic Research report focuses on the four Quality Outcome Performance Measures (QOPMs) that relate to hospital…
With Richard Averill, MS, Richard Fuller, MS, Ron Mills, PhD
In a major new research study from 3M Clinical and Economic Research, 3M healthcare policy experts evaluate variation in inpatient…
By Richard Averill, MS
As the debate over healthcare reform intensifies, affordability will be a central issue. The high cost of health care can…
By Richard Fuller, MS
In a prior blog, we highlighted the results of our research into patient outcomes, potentially preventable admissions (PPAs) and emergency…
Published by State of Rhode Island Department of Health, 2019.
Using 3M’s standard, clinically-based methodology, HealthFacts RI has found that…
Published by Texas Health and Human Services
Potentially preventable events are encounters, which could be prevented, that lead to unnecessary…
