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.
This issue brief from The Commonwealth Fund and the Kaiser Family Foundation reports the results of a national survey of Continue reading
This guide, commissioned by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, describes how hospitals can improve patient safety by focusing on meeting Continue reading
This 2014 issue brief from AARP describes opportunities for health technology to improve the health and well-being of individuals aged Continue reading
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has published its Federal Continue reading
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued this Request for Information about implementation requirements for the Medicare Continue reading
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services launched the Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network in March 2015 to increase Continue reading
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced $685 million in awards to 39 national and regional health care Continue reading
This is the final report submitted to the California Health and Human Services Agency from its work group on accountable Continue reading
Ignatius Bau 