by Beth Godsey | Sep 22, 2026 | Blog, Quality, Resources, Tendo Spotlight
Vizient’s rankings are designed not to surprise you. The methodology is built on your own submitted data — by the time your results land this week, you already know, roughly, where you stand. I spent years on the other side of that process, leading data science...
by Beth Godsey | Aug 4, 2026 | Blog, Quality, Resources, US News and World Report Rankings 2026
A hidden opportunity inside your CDI program CDI programs are good at what they were built to do: make sure documentation reflects patient acuity accurately to support billing and reimbursement. That work is valuable, it’s demanding, and most programs do it...
by Beth Godsey | Jun 11, 2026 | Blog, Quality, Resources
I’ve spent my career working on quality performance and methodology, and what I see most often isn’t a hospital failing to deliver good care — it’s a hospital that doesn’t have a clear picture of how it’s actually performing right now....
by Beth Godsey | May 4, 2026 | Blog, Quality, Resources
If you’re a quality leader at a health system, the past week may have been a busy one. Leapfrog Spring 2026 embargoed reports were released on April 27th, with public scores going live on May 6th. Right now, your team is likely fielding questions from the board,...
by Tendo | Apr 28, 2026 | Blog, Quality
Webinar Transcript Click to view video transcript For health system leaders, quality rankings reach far. But why are they all different? The answer is never straightforward. Is it our clinical performance? Is it the data we are sending out the door? It’s...
by Beth Godsey | Mar 16, 2026 | Blog, Quality, Resources
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...
