From admit to discharge and beyond, healthcare providers are using mobile and wireless-enabled devices across the entire care continuum to make measurable improvements in patient care, population health management, and even patient hand-offs. Our panel of experts will share how they’re employing the latest mobile and wireless technology to impact patient outcomes.
When IHI first introduced the framework of the Triple Aim in 2008, we couldn’t have imagined how much it would resonate with health and health care improvers all over the world. Six years and much on the ground experience later, this pursuit of better experience of care, better health, and lower costs, is taking a new, exciting turn and we want to tell you about these developments on the November 20 WIHI: 100 Million Healthier Lives by 2020.
While the concept of population health management is nothing new, evolving data capabilities and fast-changing healthcare reimbursement structures that emphasize value over volume have pushed it to the top of the priority list. Providers that are able to coordinate care across settings, effectively analyze patterns and address healthcare needs across the entire patient population they serve will be better positioned to improve both clinical and financial outcomes.
NCQA's 9th Annual Conference will explore “Innovation Driving Value” in healthcare this November 7 in Washington, DC. Join us and some of the nation’s top thought leaders and policy makers to explore new approaches to more patient-centered, affordable, high-quality care. Keynote speakers include muscular dystrophy patient Vance Taylor with his inspirational perspective on overcoming adversity and CMS’ Sean Cavanaugh on efforts to move Medicare to paying for value instead of volume.
As providers look to leverage the power of technology to extend their reach by automating communications with their patient populations, they need to keep in mind how well communication can and should be executed. With new tools needed for managing population health, proactively communicating and interacting with patients must be managed with care and by validating the quality and completeness of care delivery.
Families for Depression Awareness is presenting a free, 1-hour Coping with Stress and Depression webinar on Thursday, November 20 at 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT. Designed for adults, family caregivers, human resources managers, and employee assistance program professionals, the webinar covers
Join the PCPCC Center for Care Delivery and Integration on Thursday, October 23rd at Noon ET to learn how two very different primary care practices approached their transformation to a patient-centered medical home and employed new strategies to improve outcomes for their patients, especially those with diabetes. These practices are among the 52 practices in the Maryland Multi-payer PCMH Pilot (MMPP), which Discern administers for the Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC).
State Medicaid programs are in a time of transformation as the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, the focus on delivery system reforms and the improving economy drive changes in Medicaid’s coverage and provision of health and long term services and supports, with varied impacts on Medicaid spending and enrollment around the country.
We are learning two things about restructuring health care in the United States in the post-Affordable Care Act (ACA) environment: Primary care transformation is essential to a well-performing health care delivery system and payment reform works best when it is consistent across payers.
Assembly is the family medicine event of the year. Renew your passion for patient care with solutions-focused CME and expert faculty. Connect with 4,000-plus of your family physician colleagues. Remember why you became a family physician.
You may not come for fun, but it’s a lot of fun. Enjoy the mental stimulation and camaraderie. Discuss practice and clinical issues with your colleagues. Find answers together. Return home a better family physician.
