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.
The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative has published its fifth annual review of the evidence in its 2016 edition of The Continue reading
This video from the Peterson Center on Healthcare-Kaiser Family Foundation Health System Tracker examines the “Health of the Healthcare System” by assessing Continue reading
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health has published this Guide to Preventing Readmissions Among Racially and Continue reading
The Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has asked the Institute of Continue reading
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has published a report proposing 15 core metrics for health and health care improvement. Health measurements are Continue reading
The Kaiser Family Foundation has published this issue brief describing the Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment waivers being implemented by Medicaid Continue reading
The Kaiser Family Foundation has published this issue brief that provides an overview of Medicaid Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment Continue reading
The U.S.Comptroller General has announced the appointment of the 11 members of the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee required by Continue reading
Ignatius Bau 