HealthCore Working with Primary Care Physicians to Participate in Real-World EvidenceHealthCore is reaching out to primary care physicians—especially those involved in patient-centered medical homes—to gain their participation in real-world research to add to the existing body of evidence on marketed drugs and devices and benefit design, and assist governments, companies, policy makers and health plans in making better healthcare decisions.“In the past, decision-makers have been challenged in obtaining applicable outcomes information, because of the unrealistic environment used in controlle
Executive Webinar Beyond Analytics: Strategies to Operationalize Care Coordination within an ACOFor healthcare organizations, becoming an ACO and implementing a Population Health Management strategy is no longer a matter of "if", but instead "when and how".
Technologies, Games, Incentives: Patient Engagement and Cost Containment EVENT DATE: Friday, September 21, 2012EVENT TIME: 11:45am - 12:15pm Registration & Lunch; 12:15 - 2:00pm DiscussionEVENT LOCATION: Reserve Officers Association.1 Constitution Avenue, NE. 5th Floor. Washington, DC 20002EVENT DESCRIPTION: Patient engagement has become a kind of rallying cry in health care circles. At times it is invoked in the form of an exhortation to patients: “You need to get involved in your own care!
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.
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.
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.
