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Author Archives: Ignatius Bau
Crosswalk of Demographic Questions for California Health Insurance Exchange Application
Here is a crosswalk of applicant demographic questions that are being considered for inclusion in the application for health insurance through the California Health Benefits Exchange, California’s state health insurance exchange being established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care … Continue reading
Posted in Author, Demographic Data, Demographic Data: Gender Identity/Expression, Demographic Data: Language Need, Demographic Data: Race and Ethnicity, Demographic Data: Sexual Orientation, Health Care Reform, Ignatius Bau: Ignatius' Consultant Services, Ignatius Bau: Policy Analysis
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2001 HHS Letter Clarifying Legality of Race and Ethnicty Data Collection
This January 2001 letter (sometimes referred to as the “Aetna letter”), was jointly issued by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights Director Tom Perez and Assistant Secretary of Health and Surgeon General David Satcher, and … Continue reading
California Department of Health Care Services: Demographic Data Collection in State Health Insurance Exchange
Here are my presentation and a resource list prepared for the California Department of Health Care Service on demographic data collection requirements and standards for the state health insurance exchange. These were prepared for a stakeholder meeting held by the … Continue reading
Posted in Author, Demographic Data, Demographic Data: Gender Identity/Expression, Demographic Data: Language Need, Demographic Data: Race and Ethnicity, Demographic Data: Sexual Orientation, Health Care Reform, Ignatius Bau: Ignatius' Consultant Services, Ignatius Bau: Policy Analysis, Ignatius Bau: Presentations, Presenter
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National Quality Forum Seeks Comments on Draft Healthcare Disparities and Cultural Competency Measures
The National Quality Forum is seeking public comments on its draft Healthcare Disparities and Cultural Competency Measures. One essential step to improving the quality of healthcare performance is to eliminate disparities in care. Healthcare disparities may be exacerbated by many … Continue reading
First Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organizations Announced
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have announced the first 27 organizations to be recognized as accountable care organizations under the Medicare Shared Savings Program. According to CMS, these 27 Shared Savings Program ACOs will serve an estimated … Continue reading
2012 National Medical Home Summit: Settling In
As this year’s National Medical Home Summit (at the end of February 2012), there were no big headlines, no major announcements, no breakthrough evidence. There was a sense of momentum, that things were moving in the right direction, but there … Continue reading
Connecticut Health Foundation: Health Equity and the Medical Home
Here is my video interview for the Connecticut Health Foundation on health equity and the medical home. Link to Original Source
AAPCHO: Quality Improvement and Cost Reduction Under Health Care Reform
Here is my presentation on quality improvement and cost reduction under national health care reform at the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations’ Cultivating Traditions of Wellness conference in Washington, D.C. on March 19, 2012. Link to Original Source … Continue reading
Posted in Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Health, Health Care Reform, Health Care Reform: Accountable Care Organizations, Health Care Reform: Medical Homes, Health Care Reform: Payment Reform, Health Care Reform: Quality Improvement, Ignatius Bau: Presentations, Presenter
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Cal eConnect: California e-Prescribing Gap Analysis
This report from Cal eConnect, the California health information exchange governance entity, describes the status of electronic prescribing in California in 2011. Similar to many states, while there are more and more pharmacies, physicians, and other clinical prescribers electronically enabled … Continue reading
Oregon Health Authority: ePrescribing Toolkit
This toolkit from the Oregon Health Authority Office of Health Information Technology provides a clear explanation of the steps involved in electronic prescribing, with citations to useful resources and references for both prescribers and dispensers of prescription medication. Link to … Continue reading
