Health Care Payment Learning Action Network: Performance Measurement
The Health Care Payment Learning Action Network (HCPLAN) has released a white paper on performance measurement within alternative payment models (APMs). HCPLAN Continue reading
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Opportunities to Advance Patient-Centeredness and Equity
With the historic enactment of national health care reform in March 2010, it can be a little overwhelming to understand all the details and implications of this huge structural shift in national health care policy.
As I continue to refine my own knowledge and understanding of the national health care reform law, I will share my analyses and presentations here. I will be highlighting what I call the “patient-centeredness” and “equity” elements of the legislation, two of the components of health care quality identified by the Institute of Medicine.
Health Care Payment Learning Action Network: Data Sharing
The Health Care Payment Learning Action Network (HCPLAN) has released a white paper on data sharing within alternative payment models (APMs). HCPLAN Continue reading
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Comprehensive Primary Care Plus Regions Announced
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced the 14 regions (in 16 states) that will be participating in Continue reading
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: Integrating Health Literacy, Cultural Competence, and Language Access Services
The Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (formerly the Institute of Medicine) has published Continue reading
Fenway Institute: Building Patient-Centered Medical Homes for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Patients and Families
This issue brief published by the National LGBT Health Education Center of the Fenway Institute uses the framework of a Continue reading
American Medical Association: Action Kit on MACRA Proposed Rule
The American Medical Association (AMA) has published an “Action Kit” summarizing the proposed rule implementing the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Continue reading
National Health Law Program: Analysis of ACA Section 1557 Final Rule
This is the National Health Law Program’s initial analysis of the final rule implementing section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act Continue reading
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights: Final Rule Prohibiting Discrimination Under Affordable Care Act
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has issued its final rule implementing Continue reading
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