More than 6,000 NCQA-Recognized Patient-Centered Medical Homes practices and over 32,000 recognized clinicians have proved the strong relevance of the 2011 PCMH Standards. The 2011 standards are more patient-centered with a significant emphasis on the planning, managing and coordinating care for patients.
More than 6,000 NCQA-Recognized Patient-Centered Medical Homes practices and over 32,000 recognized clinicians have proved the strong relevance of the 2011 PCMH Standards. The 2011 standards are more patient-centered with a significant emphasis on the planning, managing and coordinating care for patients.
Much of what you hear about the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) focuses on health insurance. That's understandable since the law expands insurance coverage options for millions of Americans. But the ACA also seeks to reduce high costs, control waste and inefficiency, and deliver better results for consumers through initiatives that reform the way care is delivered in medical practices, hospitals and other care settings.
Health care policy leaders are counting on public and private initiatives, such as paying for performance, to improve value in the health care equation in which cost and quality at times seem to be at odds.
Health care costs are high and quality outcomes are low in several metrics, compared to other developed nations. And, studies have shown that costs vary among states and within states, and that regions with higher costs do not necessarily have higher quality.
Amid constant debate over health delivery system reforms, insufficient attention has been given to the needs of the future US health care workforce in light of rapid changes. The November 2013 thematic issue of Health Affairs,”Redesigning The Health Care Workforce,” takes on the issue of how to create the optimal health care workforce for the 21st century.
With an overwhelming response to NCQA’s Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition (PCMH) program, many are eager to learn more about the requirements and apply its criteria to improve quality. This advanced seminar examines the PCMH 2011 Standards further. We will review the challenging standards, identify acceptable documentation for the elements, examine complex scoring rules and discuss how a practice can create and maintain a continuous quality improvement culture.
More than 5,000 NCQA-Recognized Patient-Centered Medical Homes practices and over 22,000 recognized clinicians have proved the strong relevance of the 2011 PCMH Standards. The 2011 standards are more patient-centered with a significant emphasis on the planning, managing and coordinating care for patients.
Our nation’s health care system is evolving as it faces issues of efficiency and increasingly high costs. While our government inches closer to implementing the massive changes prompted by the 2010 health care law, industry leaders are developing their own innovative concepts of health care: patient-centered medical homes and accountable care organizations.
Children's Emotional Health Link invites pediatricians, family practitioners, medical-pediatric physicians and pediatric nurse practitioners to participate in an educational program “Mastering Pediatric Care in the Age of Healthcare Reform: Thriving in a Patient-Centered Model.” The goal of this course is to enhance pediatric practitioners' confidence in providing psychosocial assessment, management, and referral for children and families.
This Forum will speak to recent RFI’s from CMS and ONC, and to SGR reform questions from two House Committees about the potential role of the boards in Value Based Health Care and the opportunity to create alignment, reduce reporting burden, and support physicians in improving quality.
