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 American Medical Association and Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform have published this guide to physician-focused alternative payment Continue reading
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced 100 additional Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) that will begin participating Continue reading
The Health Care Payment Learning Action Network‘s Alternative Payment Model Framework and Progress Monitoring Work Group has released its finalized Continue reading
The Cooperative of American Physicians has published a guide for physicians to prepare for the shift toward value-based health care. Continue reading
Optum has published a paper on value-based care, which describes three strategies: Optimizing performance to align clinical and revenue cycle workflows Continue reading
This issue brief from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform describes ten barriers to health care payment reform and Continue reading
This issue brief published by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation was authored by Harold Miller from the Center for Healthcare Continue reading
The Catalyst for Payment Reform has published this guide to quality measurement selection for employers and purchasers who seek to Continue reading
Ignatius Bau 