If you feel there are a thousand healthcare quality measures out there, you’re about right. The Department of Health and Human Services has compiled an inventory of that many measures and more used by its agencies and operating divisions for reporting, payment, or quality improvement.

HHS says that this is the first time it has compiled a comprehensive list of the quality measures in a single location. It intends the inventory as a step in the effort to advance collaboration and synchronization within the quality measurement community. The measures and specifications in the inventory were self-reported by HHS divisions.

The list is available as a spreadsheet, sortable through dropdown menus. HHS says it will be adding more sorting options in the coming months.

An overview of industry activity around data quality, quality management, and data content standards is available on AHIMA’s Web site.

Clinical documentation improvement programs can enhance the clinical record and capture lost reimbursement. But they can be a challenge. Getting physician buy-in, avoiding turf wars between documentation specialists, coders, and nurses, and measuring program success are just a few of the challenges many facilities face with their programs. Below are a few tricks of the trade on running a successful CDIP, lent by experienced clinical documentation specialists. (more…)