Funding and Evaluating Primary Care Practice Facilitation Programs Date: Friday, September 28th, 12:30-2:00 pm EDT Register: Funding and Evaluating Primary Care Practice Facilitation Programs Speakers: Lyndee Knox, LA Net Hunter Gatewood, San Francisco Health Plan Bruce Baskerville, University of Waterloo Michael Parchman, MacColl Center for Health Innovation James Mold, Oklahoma Physicians Resource/Research Network Description: In this webinar, presenters wil
HHS Explains How Accreditors Will be EvaluatedFriday, September 14th from 2:00 to 3:00 ESTRegistration is Free The Affordable Care Act requires that Qualified Health Plans must be accredited by an HHS recognized accrediting entity in order to be eligible to be offered on an eligible Health Insurance Exchange. URAC and one other national accreditor have recently been nominated for such HHS recognition.
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANSPOSITION OPENING ANNOUNCEMENT DATE: August 24, 2012 POSITION: Senior Operations Manager, Policy Research/ Grade MD6 (Job #43-12) Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC Supervisor: Andrew Bazemore, MDHOURS: Monday – Friday, 37.50 hours per week Additional hours as necessary TRAVEL: Approximately 10-15 days travel per year (negotiable dependent on research dissemination interests)SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILIT
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced last month a competitive funding opportunity for States to design and test multi-payer payment and delivery models that deliver high-quality health care and improve health system performance. Under the State Innovation Models initiative, states can apply for either Model Testing awards or Model Design awards.
In support of more effective, more affordable, higher quality health care, 500 primary care practices in seven regions have been selected to participate in a new partnership between payers from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), state Medicaid agencies, commercial health plans, self-insured businesses, and primary care providers.
Plan now to attend URAC’s 2012 Quality Summit and Best Practices Awards where keynote speakers, break-out sessions and networking events will provide an unparalleled opportunity for professionals across the health management spectrum to dialogue with national thought leaders and experts on issues at the forefront of health care quality. Don’t miss this chance to share with some of the best minds in the industry, and take back to your organization ideas, insights and strategies designed to raise the bar on quality. FEATURED KEYNOTE SPEAKERSCarolyn M.
Global Diabetes Management Mini Summit, October 11, 2012Parc 55 Wyndham Union Square Hotel, San Francisco, CAPlan to attend a new Global Diabetes Management Mini Summit scheduled for Thursday October 11th from 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm immediately following URAC’s 2012 Quality Summit. Participants in this program will gain increased knowledge about diabetes management, both domestic and international. This global approach will provide detailed information on programs for monitoring and managing diabetes, as well as measuring and reporting outcomes.
Facilitating PCMH RecognitionFort Lauderdale, FLNovember 7-8, 2012 About the ProgramIn response to the recommendations of stakeholders and our experience with more than 1500 NCQA Recognized primary care practices, NCQA has renovated its patient-centered medical home recognition program. The 2011 standards are more patient-centered with a significant emphasis on the planning, managing and coordinating care for patients.
PCMH Best Practices & Lessons LearnedOctober 24, 2012 | ChicagoJoin us for an opportunity to hear physicians, consultants, care team members, coaches, practice managers, quality improvement staff on the approaches they used to successfully meet the NCQA PCMH standards and the resulting benefits of their effort.This program will enable learners to:Manage challenging issues while achieving NCQA PCMH RecognitionObtain tips and strategies for becoming PCMH recognized by engaging in a dialogue with NCQA Reviewers and members of the Review Oversight Committee; coaches; practices and consultan
Facilitating PCMH RecognitionOctober 22-23 | ChicagoIn response to the recommendations of stakeholders and our experience with more than 1500 NCQA Recognized primary care practices, NCQA has renovated its patient-centered medical home recognition program. The 2011 standards are more patient-centered with a significant emphasis on the planning, managing and coordinating care for patients. They have a greater emphasis on continuous quality improvement in primary care practices, and align with Federal initiatives of Meaningful Use.Join us for a thorough review of the PCMH standards.
