Funding and Evaluating Primary Care Practice Facilitation Programs Date: Friday, September 28th, 12:30-2:00 pm EDT Register: Funding and Evaluating Primary Care Practice Facilitation Programs Speakers: Lyndee Knox, LA Net Hunter Gatewood, San Francisco Health Plan Bruce Baskerville, University of Waterloo Michael Parchman, MacColl Center for Health Innovation James Mold, Oklahoma Physicians Resource/Research Network Description: In this webinar, presenters wil
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.
WHAT: Briefing on "Benefits of Implementing the PCMH: A Review of Cost & Quality Results, 2012"HOST: Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC)WHEN: Thursday, September 6 at 3 p.m.WHERE: 2168 Rayburn House Office Building (Gold Room), 45 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20515PRESENTERS:Marci Nielsen; Executive Director, Primary Care CollaborativeCarmen Hooker Odom; President, Milbank Memorial FundJustine Handelman; Vice President Legislative and Regulatory Policy, BlueCross BlueShield AssociationSPECIAL INSTUCTIONS: All guests must pass through security in order to enter the Ray
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANSPOSITION OPENING ANNOUNCEMENT DATE: August 24, 2012 POSITION: Senior Operations Manager, Policy Research/ Grade MD6 (Job #43-12) Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC Supervisor: Andrew Bazemore, MDHOURS: Monday – Friday, 37.50 hours per week Additional hours as necessary TRAVEL: Approximately 10-15 days travel per year (negotiable dependent on research dissemination interests)SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILIT
PCPCC Webinar: New Center Structure PresentationTuesday, September 11, 2012 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDTAs you know, the Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) has had an incredible year! Nearly everyone in health care and health policy is talking about investing in primary care as a solution to transforming our health care system to one that delivers on the triple aim of better care, better health, at lower cost. The Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) has been front and center during this groundswell of support for primary care and will continue to do so in the upcoming years.
Multi-Year Commitment to CMS Innovation Center's Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative in New York and Ohio
Aetna joined the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) Innovation Center and 500 primary care physicians nationwide in launching a sweeping new medical home program set to begin this fall. The multi-year Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) initiative aims to improve the quality and cost of health care by improving millions of Americans' access to excellent primary care.
In support of more effective, more affordable, higher quality health care, 500 primary care practices in seven regions have been selected to participate in a new partnership between payers from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), state Medicaid agencies, commercial health plans, self-insured businesses, and primary care providers.
WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP) announced today that physicians working with four of its affiliated health plans have been selected to participate in a groundbreaking initiative to advance primary care and improve the accessibility and affordability of quality health care through a partnership with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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.
