by Beth Godsey | Mar 16, 2026 | Blog, Quality, Resources, Tendo Spotlight
Healthcare quality measurement is undergoing a significant but often overlooked transformation. While many hospitals are focused on today’s performance metrics, CMS is already laying the groundwork for the next phase of quality measurement—one that blends traditional...
by Beth Godsey | Mar 3, 2026 | Blog, Quality, Resources
For years, hospitals have understood that CMS Star Ratings matter—for reputation, market positioning, and increasingly, financial performance. What’s changed isn’t their importance, but their volatility. Strong ratings can erode quickly, and the margin for error is...
by Beth Godsey | Feb 2, 2026 | Blog, Quality, Resources
For years, hospitals have understood that CMS Star Ratings matter—for reputation, for market positioning, and increasingly, for financial performance. What’s changed is how quickly a strong rating can now erode—and how little margin for error remains. CMS’s newly...
by Tendo | Dec 9, 2025 | Blog, Quality, Resources
In its latest update, U.S. News & World Report announced that beginning in the next edition of the Best Hospitals rankings, risk-adjusted outcome measures will carry substantially more weight—including survival, discharge to home, and prevention of outpatient...
by Joey Kennedy | Nov 25, 2025 | Blog, Employees, Quality
What’s the value of increasing CMS Stars—and is there a concrete financial reason to rally your organization to invest? Short answer: yes. Higher ratings don’t just reflect better care, they are linked to stronger financial performance. Peer-reviewed data...
by Ben Marquardt | Nov 20, 2025 | Blog, Quality
Health system leaders often view CMS, Leapfrog, and U.S. News & World Report (USNWR) ratings as just another compliance hurdle. But the truth is, your scores are far more than checkboxes — they’re strategic assets, or liabilities, that shape your brand, your...
by Ben Marquardt | Oct 21, 2025 | Blog, Quality, Resources
Healthcare leaders know this painful truth: By the time your quality ratings drop, it’s too late to change them. You’re left reacting, retracing steps, diagnosing performance drift, and explaining results that are already public. But what if you didn’t have to wait 12...
by Andi Archer | Aug 26, 2025 | Blog, Quality, Webinars
WEBINAR REGISTRATION From Mandate to Momentum: Enabling HEA 1004 Compliance with Tendo Care Connect Access our on-demand webinar featuring industry experts discussing compliance with HEA 1004. This 13-minute session offers actionable strategies, key takeaways, and...
by Tendo | Aug 20, 2025 | Blog, Quality, Webinars
The 2025 CMS Star Ratings came early this year, and the ripple effects are already being felt. For hospital and health system leaders, it’s not just about understanding the new scoring models; it’s about knowing how to respond strategically, fast. At Tendo, we’ve been...
by Tendo | Aug 5, 2025 | Blog, Quality, Resources
It’s as much about the game as it is the bedside. Hospitals across the country work tirelessly to deliver high-quality care, but when it comes to published quality ratings, the story told often doesn’t match the work done at the bedside. At Tendo, we hear this all the...
