Registry aims to improve patient outcomes by helping laboratories optimize quality and performance measures

Chicago/August 23, 2017—The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) announces the selection of ArborMetrix as its technology and analytics partner to power the National Pathology Quality Registry (NPQR).

More than 400 hospitals across California will have the opportunity to accelerate quality improvement across the state. California’s Hospital Quality Institute (HQI), a national leader in addressing quality improvement issues to improve care, will be starting its first pilot phase of the Hospital Quality Intelligence Initiative (HQI²). HQI², which is powered by ArborMetrix, will be a one-stop source for all California hospitals to obtain timely, actionable intelligence to drive their quality improvement efforts.

In partnership with the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, ArborMetrix has launched the National Interventional Pain Management - Qualified Clinical Data Registry to help interventional pain physicians fulfill requirements of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System under the CMS Quality Payment Program. The NIPM-QCDR is approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the 2017 reporting year.

Join us April 6 for the NQRN Registry Business Case Tool Webinar, hosted by PCPI^®

The right tool can make any complex job easier and more effective.

Last spring, PCPI and the National Quality Registry Network (NQRN) developed the NQRN Registry Business Case Tool, a valuable resource to help medical specialty societies and other healthcare organizations make the sometimes complex job of launching and supporting a registry that much simpler.

PCPI is hosting a webinar April 6 focused on this tool, a template that helps to define a new or expanded registry’s purpose, goals and objectives. The session will feature practical advice on using the NQRN tool and planning for a powerful registry centered on achieving meaningful business objectives – for the society and its members.

Building its leadership team to help providers address an increasingly dynamic and complex regulatory environment, ArborMetrix hires Heaton, experienced physician and healthcare leader

ANN ARBOR, MI (MARCH 16, 2017) – ArborMetrix, a leading provider of healthcare technology solutions focused on physician performance, announces that Spencer Heaton, M.D., M.B.A., has been hired as its Chief Medical Officer.

ANN ARBOR, MI (March 8, 2017) – The Hospital Quality Institute (HQI) of the California Hospital Association and Regional Associations is partnering with ArborMetrix to power its Hospital Quality Intelligence Initiative, an innovative and proactive approach aiming to accelerate quality improvement across the more than 400 hospitals in the state.

ArborMetrix showcases provider quality improvement and CMS quality reporting solutions at HIMSS17 in the Clinical & Business Intelligence Knowledge Center, Booth #6779-24

ANN ARBOR, MI (February 16, 2017) – The majority of the more than 800,000 active physicians in the United States are facing a new reality in 2017: the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Quality Payment Program (QPP) and its Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). CMS estimates more than 500,000 clinicians are eligible for its QPP this year alone and are required to report on various quality measures to receive incentives. To succeed with MIPS, many of these providers are turning to Qualified Clinical Data Registries (QCDRs), CMS-approved entities (registries) that collect clinical data for the purpose of improving the quality of care delivered to patients in a particular population.

ArborMetrix showcases advanced episode analysis solutions at HIMSS17 in the Clinical & Business Intelligence Knowledge Center, Booth #6779-24

ANN ARBOR, MI (February 15, 2017) – With the reality of new and expanding bundled payment mandates from CMS and commercial insurers, physicians and other healthcare providers are under increasing pressure to reduce costs and improve outcomes. Programs such as the CMS Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BCPI) initiative reward hospitals for controlling care and costs across the continuum. To succeed, hospitals and providers need strategies and tools that deliver a clear picture of quality and financial outcomes across a clinical episode.

Growth Capital News, newsletter from the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium, featured ArborMetrix and the company's continued success:

"ArborMetrix notched a major milestone in late 2015 when it signed a deal with the American Society of Anesthesiologists, one of the largest professional medical associations in the nation. The ASA will use ArborMetrix’s analytics platform to manage its clinical registry, comprising tens of thousands of anesthesiologists and 40 million episodes of care. 'This was a big win for our company,' says [Kurt] Skifstad, who assumed his role of CEO last November."

HIMSS 2016 drew in more than 40,000 attendees, and ArborMetrix is proud to have been part of this successful conference. COO Chris Birkmeyer hosted a session "The Importance of Risk & Reliability Adjustment in C&BI".