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.
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.
An Introduction to Case Management AccreditationSeptember 18, 2012 | Washington, DC NCQA's Case Management Accreditation is a comprehensive, evidence-based accreditation program dedicated to quality improvement. Created for diverse organizations, it can be used for case management programs in provider, payer or community-based settings.
As the health care system shifts toward a more patient-centered and outcomes-based approach, more medical schools and residency programs are exploring how to train the next generation of physicians to practice in the medical home model.
For many programs, the shift is causing them to rethink traditional medical education, including decisions about how, where and with whom they train students. Several schools either are testing new instructional models or are revamping their curricula to educate trainees on the medical home concept.
TransforMED, a Leawood organization that works with physician practices to better coordinate patient care, has received a $21 million grant to redesign primary care in Kansas and 10 other states.The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Friday announced the award to TransforMED, a subsidiary of the American Academy of Family Physicians, which also is based in Leawood.In total, the department awarded 81 grants worth a total of $722 million to projects it said attempted to improve care or delivery and save money.
