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10/03/00
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Release:
Successful Pilot Projects Spur National Effort to Improve Care for Older
Americans
Physicians,
hospitals and quality experts working together can measurably improve
care for older Americans, according to a report issued today by the American
Health Quality Association (AHQA). The
report, A
Measure of Quality: Improving Performance in American Health Care,
documents the results of more than 300 community-based projects conducted
by Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations. The pilot projects involved
almost 10,000 hospitals and caregivers and fostered improved care for
an estimated 16 million Medicare beneficiaries. The projects were the
model for Medicare's new coordinated national campaign to improve care
for beneficiaries in six critical disease areas - heart attack, breast
cancer, diabetes, heart failure, pneumonia and stroke. More…
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