Ohio

A strategic priority for the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) is to increase the expansion of the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) throughout Ohio. The ODH is leading a statewide expansion of the PCMH in order to 1) control costs and ensure healthcare in Ohio is affordable, 2) improve health outcomes and 3) enhance the patient experience. The Patient Centered Medical Home Education Pilot Project was authorized by HB 198 of the 128th Ohio General Assembly. ODH’s first major step in implementing this pilot program was the establishment of the Ohio Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (OPCPCC). The OPCPCC is a coalition of primary care providers, insurers, employers, consumer advocates, government officials and public health professionals who came together to support a more effective and efficient model of healthcare delivery in Ohio. Care in a PCMH is foundational to all of Ohio's health improvement initiatives including the Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) initiative, State Innovation grant, dual eligibles program, and health homes program. 

CHIPRA: 
No
MAPCP: 
No
Dual Eligible: 
Yes
2703 Health Home: 
Yes
CPCi: 
Yes
SIM Awards: 
Yes
PCMH in QHP: 
No
Legislative PCMH Initiative: 
Yes
Private Payer Program: 
Yes
State Facts: 
Population:
11,477,300
Uninsured Population:
13%
Total Medicaid Spending FY 2013: 
$16.8 Billion 
Overweight/Obese Adults:
65.1%
Poor Mental Health among Adults: 
32.2%
Medicaid Expansion: 
Yes 
CPC+: 
CPC+

Comprehensive Primary Care in Ohio and Kentucky – Positive Findings

As a former pediatrician in rural Vermont and a career-long believer in the centrality of primary care, I have been frustrated and dismayed to witness the lack of definitive evidence demonstrating what is considered to be conventional wisdom—that a high-performing health system must have primary care at its core. For a decade, I have been in the position of counseling patience, insisting that the upfront investment in the quality of, data for, and access to primary care will eventually pay off.

News Author: 
Lisa Sulsky Watkins

What Are the Latest Trends in Medicaid?

2018-10-25 09:00

At 9:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, Oct. 25, KFF (the Kaiser Family Foundation) will release its 18th annual 50-state Medicaid budget survey for state fiscal years 2018 and 2019. KFF and the National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) will hold a joint briefing to discuss trends in enrollment and spending and highlight key policy developments at a time when the majority of states are focused on quality and outcomes while some are pursing policies that could restrict Medicaid coverage. The survey provides new information and data that address a range of Medicaid issues, including:

Announcement Type: 

America’s Opioid Epidemic: A Role for Technology

2018-06-20 08:00 - 10:00

On June 20, The Hill will convene key policymakers for a conversation about harnessing technology to tackle the opioid epidemic. Join us for interviews with Congressmen Tim Ryan (D-OH) and Tom MacArthur (R-NJ) as they discuss strategies that explore the role of data and technology in combating America's opioid crisis.

Announcement Type: 

Ohio & Northern Kentucky Comprehensive Primary Care Plus

The state of Ohio and regions of Northern Kentucky were selected as one of 18 regions nationwide to participate in Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+).

Telemedicine Opening Doors To Specialty Care For Inmates

When an inmate needs to see a medical specialist, getting that care can be complicated.

Prisons are often located in rural areas far from medical centers that have experts in cancer, heart and other disease treatments. Even if the visit just involves a trip to a hospital across town, the inmate must be transported under guard, often in shackles.

News Author: 
Michelle Andrews

Last 'Bare County' in U.S. to Get Health Insurer Next Year

Ohio's Department of Insurance said on Thursday that non-profit managed care company CareSource will sell health plans in Paulding County next year - the last county in the United States that would have been without Obamacare individual coverage in 2018.

MetroHealth

Practice Type: 
Owned by larger organization
Primary care practice
Specialty practice
Practice Setting: 
Rural
Urban
Suburban
Practice Address: 
Cleveland, OH

The MetroHealth System is an essential health system committed to providing health care to everyone in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, and improving the health of the community overall. Its 7,200 employees deliver care to everyone at its main campus, just west of downtown Cleveland, and at more than 25 other MetroHealth locations. It also provides health care at more than 40 additional sites in Cuyahoga County through community partnerships such as the School Health Program.

Ohio Medical Home Initiative Will Be Implemented Statewide Beginning In 2016

On January 14, 2016, the Ohio Office of Health Transformation (OHT) announced that the Ohio Medicaid program will implement a patient-centered medical home (PCMH) care delivery model statewide in 2016, two years ahead of schedule. The Medicaid PCMH initiative is part of an all-payer effort.

Mercy Health program’s focus on primary care saves millions

A Mercy Health effort to improve coordination of care saved the federal Medicare program over $15 million during 2014, according to the nonprofit hospital network.

Called Mercy Health Select, a group of about 1,400 health care providers, including Mercy Health and affiliated doctors, have invested in better electronic medical records systems and obtained certification for primary care locations. To date, Mercy Health has 115 certified patient-centered medical homes, which means those doctor offices use a team approach to managing care and promoting health and wellness.

News Author: 
Chelsey Levingston

Innovation by necessity: Medicaid emerges as aggressive laboratory for delivery-system reform

Two years ago, leaders of the Buckeye Community Health Plan decided to take action after noting an increasing number of babies in Ohio being born with symptoms that included seizures, rapid breathing and vomiting. They were suffering from neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), caused by their mothers' abuse of narcotics such as heroin, codeine and oxycodone during pregnancy. 

News Author: 
Virgil Dickson

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