Council of Accountable Physician Practices
The Council of Accountable Physician Practices, an affiliate of the American Medical Group Association, is a consortium of physician-led group 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.
Berkeley Center on Health, Economic & Family Security: Implementing Accountable Care Organizations
This policy brief from the Berkeley Center on Health, Economic & Family Security provides an overview of accountable care organizations Continue reading
The Commonwealth Fund: Medicare Physician Group Practices
This 2006 report from the members of the RTI International team that designed and are evaluating the Centers for Medicare Continue reading
CMS: Year Four Results from Medicare Physician Group Practice Demonstration
This fact sheet from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reports the results from the fourth year of Continue reading
Physician Group Practice Demonstration: Quality Measurement and Reporting Specifications
This report commissioned by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services describes the quality measurement and reporting requirements for the Continue reading
RTI International: Design of Medicare Physician Group Practice Demonstration
This open access article from Health Care Financing Review is authored by members of the RTI International evaluation team for the Continue reading
Physician Group Practice Demonstration: Bonus Payment Methodology
This report commissioned by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services outlines the methodology for calculating pay-for-performance bonus payments for Continue reading
RCHN Community Health Foundation: Understanding ACOs in the PCMH and Meaningful Use Context
This discussion paper from the RCHN Community Health Foundation connects the requirements for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Continue reading
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