AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANSPOSITION OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTDATE: September 13, 2012POSITION: PCMH Strategist/Grade P6 (Job #46-12) Center for Quality Department Practice Advancement Division Supervisor: Heather BrungardtHOURS: Monday - Friday, 37.50 hours per week.
NASHP Seeks Applications for Multi-Payer Medical Home Learning Collaborative; No Application Needed for States Chosen for State Innovation Model InitiativeDeadline: October 31A new NASHP learning collaborative supported by The Commonwealth Fund that will provide 18 months of individual and group technical assistance for up to four states seeking to implement a multi-payer medical home initiative. In addition to these four states, NASHP invites states selected for State Innovations Model (SIM) design awards to join in the group technical assistance portion of the learning collaborative.
National Coalition on Aging webinar: How Self-Management Workshops Can Make a Difference for People with Chronic Health ConditionsPlease join us this Thursday, September 20, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. EST as the National Council on Aging explores the impact of chronic disease in our country. Learn what self-management is and how it can help individuals with chronic disease. Discover how the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program can make a difference.
New Approaches to Assess and Address Healthcare Disparities for the PCMH ModelRegister Today!Please join us for a free and informative PCPCC webinar on Thursday, September 20th from 1:00 - 2:30pm EDT entitled "New Approaches to Assess and Address Healthcare Disparities for the PCMH Model". The webinar will feature:Audrey Whetsell, Principal and Co-Founder, Resource Partners, LLCThomas A. LaVeist, PhD, Director, Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthCheri C.
AAAHC wants your input on revised Standards for 2013For 2013, we’re proposing significant changes to the AAAHC Accreditation Handbook and the Medical Home On-site Certification Handbook.We’ve substantially rebuilt our core chapters—those that apply to all ambulatory health care organizations—with an eye toward simplifying language, clarifying intent, and eliminating redundancies.
Medical Homes: High Performance Medical Home Teams Exploring Care Coordination and Transitions of Care in the Patient Centered Health Care Home (PCHCH), Medical Neighborhood and ACO Models WorkshopThursday, October 11, 2012 (2pm - 5pm US/Pacific)San Francisco, CA 94102 Join us for this cutting-edge workshop as we explore the medical home integration of care managers and the medical home teams. This session is specially designed for primary care teams, coaches and case managers to understand the vital role they will play in healthcare reform.
Medical Homes: High Performance Medical Home Teams Exploring Care Coordination and Transitions of Care in the Patient Centered Health Care Home (PCHCH), Medical Neighborhood and ACO Models WorkshopThursday, October 11, 2012 (2pm - 5pm US/Pacific)San Francisco, CA 94102 Join us for this cutting-edge workshop as we explore the medical home integration of care managers and the medical home teams. This session is specially designed for primary care teams, coaches and case managers to understand the vital role they will play in healthcare reform.
October Workshops at URAC 2012 Quality Summit & Best Practice Awards October 8: URAC Patient Centered Health Care Home Auditor Certification WorkshopOctober 9: URAC Patient Centered Health Care Home Practice Achievement WorkshopOctober 9: URAC Patient Centered Health Care Home Auditor Certification: Practice Achievement WorkshopOctober 11: Global Diabetes Management Mini SummitOctober 11: Health Insurance Exchange Quality CampOctober 11: Medical Homes: High Performance Medical Home Teams Exploring Care Coordination and Transitions of Care in the Patient Centered Health Care Home (PCHCH)
URAC Patient Centered Health Care Home Practice Achievement ProgramThursday, September 27, 2012 (2pm - 3pm US/Eastern)Webinar - Complimentary This education workshop is offered to health management organizations (HMO), health plans and medical home pilots desiring to provide independent PCHCH practice assessment audits of health care practices. It is designed to review the URAC PCHCH Auditor Certification Standards. These standards include the Core and HIPAA standards, which address several key organizational management functions that are important for any health care organization.
Exchange Health Plan Management Functions: URAC Accreditation & Quality MeasuresTuesday, September 25, 2012 (2pm - 3pm US/Eastern)Webinar - Complimentary FOCUSIn this complimentary webinar, URAC will present an overview of its accreditation process and quality measures as they relate to Qualified Health Plans that participate on Health Insurance Exchanges, including how URAC information may be utilized by state insurance regulators and state exchanges.SUMMARYHealth Plan Management includes functions for verifying accreditation and quality measures for Qualified Health Plans.
