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New Report Highlights Statewide Trends, Variation by Region and Medical Group Statewide performance on key measures of health care quality improved in 2021 but remains below pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report from MN Community Measurement. The Minnesota Health Care Quality Report Part 1: Clinical Quality Measures Reported by Medical Groups includes information about…

New report provides data to support improvement efforts Minnesotans who are Black, Indigenous, and Hispanic/Latinx are far more likely than others to experience gaps in health care quality and less than optimal health outcomes, according to a new report from MN Community Measurement (MNCM). The report documents continued wide disparities in health care quality and…

Disparities with other payers shrinking in several places, however Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, there were some bright spots in health care for people who received health care through state programs in 2020, according to a new report from MN Community Measurement (MNCM). The report was prepared for the Minnesota Department of Human Services and compares…

New Online Tool Allows Easier Comparisons Across Medical Groups Statewide performance on many measures of health care quality declined in 2020, according to a new report from MN Community Measurement. The Minnesota Health Care Quality Report: Results for Care Delivered in 2020 is a comprehensive summary that includes statewide and medical group performance on measures…

Results Illustrate Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Health Care Services in 2020 MN Community Measurement (MNCM), an independent nonprofit organization that empowers health care decision makers with meaningful data to drive improvement, has released a new spotlight report that sheds light on key health care quality indicators for 2020. The report includes results for…

MN Community Measurement’s annual health care cost report illustrates pandemic’s impact on cost, utilization of services MN Community Measurement (MNCM), an independent nonprofit organization that empowers health care decision makers with meaningful data to drive improvement, has released its annual report comparing health care costs, utilization, and prices across medical groups in Minnesota. The Health…

Analysis sheds light on key strategies needed to address COVID-19 impact on preventive and chronic care. Minneapolis, MN (August 5, 2021) – A new report from MN Community Measurement (MNCM) documents how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the quality of care for other health conditions in 2020. The report is believed to be the first…

Minnesota sees significant variation in health care quality and outcomes by race, ethnicity, language, and country of origin. A new report from MN Community Measurement (MNCM) documents continued wide disparities in health care quality and outcomes by race, ethnicity, language, and country of origin. The report analyzes data collected by MNCM in 2020 reflecting care…

Data collected in 2020 for care provided in 2019 reveals disparities by insurance type and other factors such as race/ethnicity. Minnesota health care providers improved on several key indicators of health care quality for people covered by Minnesota Health Care Programs through managed care organizations (MCOs) in 2019, according to a new report from MN…

MN Community Measurement releases Minnesota Health Care Quality Report: Results for Care Delivered in 2019 Minnesota health care providers made encouraging improvements in quality of care in the year leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report from MN Community Measurement (MNCM). The percentage of adults who received optimal diabetes care and…