Please join the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for the unveiling of this crucial annual report on the state of HIT adoption and discussion of its many implications, as well as to hear recommendations on HIT infrastructure included in the influential Jason Report. Add your perspective to those of health care providers, policy thought-leaders and federal government representatives collectively responsible for creating an environment that fosters HIT adoption and transforms US health care.
This webinar, the third in our series, is intended for providers, health care professionals, health plan representatives, consumers, and advocates seeking to ensure that the voices of older adults, persons with disabilities, and their caregivers are heard in the design, implementation, and oversight of state demonstrations to improve and integrate care for Medicare-Medicaid enrollees. This is an optional resource and is not required.
Why are health care payer organizations moving to behaviorally-focused medical homes as a care coordination model? What should management teams of provider organizations consider when considering the development of a behaviorally-focused medical home model?
This free webinar is designed to encourage and empower you to proactively use data to better manage your patient panel. Using the AAFP’s new online PCMH Planner tool, host Amy Mullins, MD, FAAFP, will demonstrate the importance of effective population health management (PHM) in the evolving health care environment. Successful PHM strategies can help decrease costs and improve quality outcomes. Please join us to learn more.
States have a variety of metrics and data sources that potentially can be used to assess and improve population health outcomes. In order to maximize this potential, states need effective strategies to collect, analyze, integrate, and use data from various sources, and to share it across multiple agencies and health care organizations for activities that drive improvement for all populations. This webinar will feature an overview of provisions in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that place new emphasis on data to promote health equity and improve health outcomes.
The need for collaboration between primary care and public health is widely recognized, but these sectors don’t have a lot of experience working together. To address this, the de Beaumont Foundation, Duke Community and Family Medicine, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have developed a new tool – A Practical Playbook: Public Health & Primary Care Together. The Practical Playbook is a free, web-based tool designed to facilitate public health and primary care integration by offering a variety of resources for primary care providers and public health officials.
The Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) is getting a hard look this year. In a study published in JAMA in February, the largest of its kind, researchers followed 32 primary care practices certified as PCMHs over a three-year period, and were unable to find any impact on overall health care costs or patients’ utilization of health care services, including emergency departments.
Medications are involved in 80 percent of all treatments and impact every aspect of a patient's life. Drug therapy problems occur every day and represent a public health challenge that add substantial costs to the health care system. In recent years, Minnesota has established exemplary practices that incorporate medication management and has seen improvements in outcomes of care and reduced costs. Join us for an overview and a look at lessons learned from Minnesota's experience using comprehensive team-based medication management to delivery efficient and effective care.
As the Medical Home concept gains momentum around the country, health care leaders are challenged to identify the optimal mix of professionals on the care team and how to maximize their individual contributions to patient care. The Department of Veterans Affairs launched its version of the Medical Home in 2010 and has successfully incorporated the clinical pharmacist into this model.
