title: Looking at variation through a quality lens.
abstract: Collaboration between finance and clinical leaders will become increasingly critical as healthcare organizations transition to value-based payment. Using metrics called quality variation indicators to translate negative quality outcomes into measurable costs, organizations can create a basis for communication on improving quality and reducing costs. Such initiatives often require clinical redesign, which is possible only with engaged physician and nursing leaders who are supported by sophisticated financial tools and timely cost and quality data.
authors: Steve
authors: S
authors: Allegretto
authors: Dan
authors: D
authors: Michelson
mesh_terms: D003237:Connecticut; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003363:Cost Control; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care