The Social Security Act mandates that all nursing homes participating in the Medicare program—currently more than 14,000—undergo an annual recertification inspection, known as a standard survey, to ...

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Applying DOE and Risk-Assessment Methods Early Eases Process Validation However innovative or compelling a novel manufacturing process may be, its value depends on the ability to validate the process ...

Physician groups under 2-sided risk–based Medicare Advantage provide care associated with higher quality and efficiency compared with care by these same groups under fee-for-service Medicare.