Center for Health Care Strategies: Program Design Considerations for Medicaid ACOs
The Center for Health Care Strategies has published this policy brief describing lessons learned from the development and implementation of 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.
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation: Final Open Enrollment Report for 2016
The Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation has published this final report on open Continue reading
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: National Impact Assessment of Quality Measures
This is the second assessment of the impact of the measures used in Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) quality reporting Continue reading
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: 30 Percent of Medicare Fee-for-Service Payments Now Linked to Alternative Payment Models
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has achieved its announced goal of moving at least 30 percent Continue reading
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Decision Rules for Categorizing Measures of Health, Health Care Quality, and Health Care Affordability
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published this guide for the categorization of measures of health, Continue reading
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Quality Strategy Update for 2016
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published a 2016 update to its Quality Strategy. The CMS Quality Continue reading
Health Systems Learning Group: Strategic Investment in Shared Outcomes – Transformative Partnerships between Health Systems and Communities
This monograph from the Health Systems Learning Group (HSLG) describes strategic partnerships between non-profit health systems and communities, based on Continue reading
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Measures Management System
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has developed a standardized system for developing and maintaining the quality measures used Continue reading
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