Wakefield, MA. - January 9, 2006 - The VSI Alliance (VSIA) today announced the release of the QIP (Quality IP) Metric Version 2.0 following an extensive beta program that began in June 2005. Companies ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The end-stage renal disease program has often been the vanguard of proposed changes in Medicare payment systems.

SAN FRANCISCO — The Virtual Socket Interface Alliance (VSIA) said Tuesday (Dec. 13) that Semiconductor Technology Academic Research Center (STARC), a Japanese research consortium, was among the first ...

On Dec. 29, 2010, CMS issued the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Quality Incentive Program (QIP) Final Rule, which applies to Medicare outpatient ESRD dialysis providers and facilities (published on ...

A new analysis reveals penalties levied under a CMS program to improve the quality of care at dialysis centers did not lead to significant change. Penalization under the End-Stage Renal Disease ...