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CMMI’s Proposed TEAM Model Offers Another Risk-Based Opportunity For Home Health Providers

Home Health Care

APRIL 15, 2024

Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center announced a new proposed model that will undoubtedly affect home health providers, and also allow them the opportunity to get more involved in value-based care initiatives. TEAM would be yet another model furthering that goal, if enacted.

Accountability

Accountability Medicare Home Care Quality of Care

Primary Care Case Management in Medicaid: A Strategy for Supporting Primary Care in Rural Areas

NASHP

AUGUST 23, 2021

Primary care case management (PCCM) programs are one of the oldest types of Medicaid managed care, but over time most states have shifted to use managed care organizations (MCOs) to deliver services to Medicaid participants. ii] Rural areas are highly likely to suffer from shortages of primary care and other providers.

Primary Care

Primary Care Medicaid Accountability Quality Improvement

Why Becoming ACO Improves Your Quality Payment Reporting?

p3care

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

ACO or Accountable Care Organization is a group of doctors, hospitals, medical centers, and other healthcare providers. This unit works together to care for and look after a patient’s health. Their main goal is to improve the quality of care for patients. Primary care doctors and specialists.

Doctors

Doctors Accountability Healthcare Providers Accountable Care

Why Becoming ACO Improves Your Quality Payment Reporting?

p3care

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

ACO or Accountable Care Organization is a group of doctors, hospitals, medical centers, and other healthcare providers. This unit works together to care for and look after a patient’s health. Their main goal is to improve the quality of care for patients. Primary care doctors and specialists.

Doctors

Doctors Accountability Healthcare Providers Accountable Care

Quality, Service and Affordability Are Key Goals of Employer/Provider Collaboration

Accountable Care Doctors

JUNE 14, 2021

These insights were shared at the keynote discussion, “Leveraging Employer-Provider Partnerships to Curb Rising Health Care Costs and Improve Outcomes” at the World Health Care Congress (WHCC), held June 8?–?10. We are ready to move beyond ACOs and bundled payments in the journey to value-based care.”. Dr. Stephen Parodi.

Primary Care

Primary Care Integration Quality of Care Accountability

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Center: Equity and Vision

Sheppard Health Law

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The five strategic objectives for advancing this systemwide transformation include (1) Drive Accountable Care, (2) Advance Health Equity, (3) Support Innovation, (4) Address Affordability, and (5) Partner to Achieve System Transformation. Strategic Objective 1: Drive Accountable Care.

Medicaid

Medicaid Medicare Accountable Care Accountability

Quality, Service and Affordability Are Key Goals of Employer/Provider Collaboration

Accountable Care Doctors

JUNE 14, 2021

These insights were shared at the keynote discussion, “Leveraging Employer-Provider Partnerships to Curb Rising Health Care Costs and Improve Outcomes” at the World Health Care Congress (WHCC), held June 8?–?10. We are ready to move beyond ACOs and bundled payments in the journey to value-based care.”. Dr. Stephen Parodi.

Primary Care

Primary Care Integration Quality of Care Accountability

[ANSWERED] What is a Fee for Service in Healthcare?

Etactics

JANUARY 26, 2024

Quality of care. These include capitation, value-based reimbursement, and episodes of care/bundled payments. Healthcare providers receive rewards for successfully reducing healthcare costs, all while improving and nurturing the quality of care. Cost containment. So the question becomes, “Why is this method popular?”

Healthcare

Healthcare Primary Care Medicare Healthcare Providers

Public Health Modernization Toolkit: Key Commitments, Priorities, and Strategies to Advance Collaboration between Public Health and Health Systems

NASHP

AUGUST 31, 2023

State leaders play a critical role in convening key internal and external partners, implementing engagement and input processes that foster shared ownership and accountability toward goals at the state and community levels.

Medicaid

Medicaid Accountability Public Health services Population Health

Sustainability and Value: State Palliative Care Reimbursement Strategies

NASHP

AUGUST 24, 2023

State health reform efforts increasingly focus on providing comprehensive and well-coordinated care to people with serious illness to improve quality of care and drive down costs. A recent Health Affairs article reviewed opportunities to incorporate a palliative care benefit into ACOs.

Medicaid

Medicaid Quality Assurance Quality of Care Hospitals

CMS Announces Strategy on Value-Based Payments for Specialty Care

Sheppard Health Law

DECEMBER 12, 2022

CMS’s strategic refresh initiative aims to meet five objectives: drive accountable care, advance health equity, support care innovations, improve access and affordability, and establish partnerships to achieve these objectives. These models encourage providers to work together to coordinate care with a focus on quality.

Accountable Care

Accountable Care Accountability Primary Care Medicare

National Care Coordination Standards for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN): Proceedings from the National Forum on Care Coordination for CYSHCN

NASHP

OCTOBER 20, 2022

For example, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Innovation Center is currently supporting the Integrated Care for Kids (InCK) model across seven sites in six states. This model aims to improve quality of care for children, including CYSHCN, through integrated care delivery systems that include care coordination.[12].

Medicaid

Medicaid Integration Quality Improvement Accountability

CMS Unveils “Innovation in Behavioral Health” Model to Tackle Dual Mental and Physical Health Challenges

HIT Consultant

JANUARY 22, 2024

The IBH Model aims to bridge the gap between behavioral and physical health by: Empowering community-based behavioral health practices: These practices, including mental health centers, opioid treatment programs, and safety net providers, will become the central point of care, offering integrated services for both mental and physical health needs.

Medicaid

Medicaid Quality of Care Integration Medicare

“REACHing” For Health Equity: CMS Revamps The Global And Professional Direct Contracting Model

Sheppard Health Law

MARCH 2, 2022

On February 24, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its redesign of the Global and Professional Direct Contracting Model (GPDC), which now will be called the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (REACH) Model.

Accountable Care

Accountable Care Primary Care Medicare Accountability

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CMMI’s Proposed TEAM Model Offers Another Risk-Based Opportunity For Home Health Providers

Primary Care Case Management in Medicaid: A Strategy for Supporting Primary Care in Rural Areas

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Why Becoming ACO Improves Your Quality Payment Reporting?

Why Becoming ACO Improves Your Quality Payment Reporting?

Quality, Service and Affordability Are Key Goals of Employer/Provider Collaboration

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Center: Equity and Vision

Quality, Service and Affordability Are Key Goals of Employer/Provider Collaboration

[ANSWERED] What is a Fee for Service in Healthcare?

Public Health Modernization Toolkit: Key Commitments, Priorities, and Strategies to Advance Collaboration between Public Health and Health Systems

Sustainability and Value: State Palliative Care Reimbursement Strategies

CMS Announces Strategy on Value-Based Payments for Specialty Care

National Care Coordination Standards for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN): Proceedings from the National Forum on Care Coordination for CYSHCN

CMS Unveils “Innovation in Behavioral Health” Model to Tackle Dual Mental and Physical Health Challenges

“REACHing” For Health Equity: CMS Revamps The Global And Professional Direct Contracting Model

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