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 guide from the National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality provides examples of parents of children with special health care Continue reading
This Commonwealth Fund report describes how the Veterans Health Administration is implementing patient-centered medical homes. In April 2010, the U.S. Continue reading
This policy report from the eHealth Initiative makes recommendations for the health information technology infrastructure needed by an accountable care Continue reading
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has released its first draft national priorities for research and research agenda for public Continue reading
As the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services prepares to approve applications to become Medicare Shared Savings Program accountable care Continue reading
This policy brief from the University of California Berkeley School of Law’s Warren Institute examines the federal legal and regulatory Continue reading
This policy brief from the University of California Berkeley School of Law’s Warren Institute examines the impact of California laws Continue reading
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) has issued this report on its first year of operations. Created by Continue reading
Ignatius Bau 