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State Oversight and Innovations in Medicaid-Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) Serving Older Adults and People with Disabilities 

NASHP

States are hoping to achieve a number of goals with their MLTSS programs, including increasing access to home and community-based services, promoting care coordination, enhancing quality and beneficiary satisfaction, and mitigating cost growth.

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Supporting the Continuum of Care for Serious Illness in Medicaid Managed Care

NASHP

In addition to a range of metrics related to promoting prevention and reducing utilization related to ambulatory care-sensitive conditions, ICSP measures have included advanced care planning, evidence of physician order for life-sustaining treatment (POLST), effective care transitions, and assessment and management of chronic pain.

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Patient Flow Challenges Contributing to Provider Burnout

HIT Consultant

The following describes each phase of the patient flow process and the associated obstacles that providers face, as well as some performance improvement recommendations for healthcare leaders to consider to reduce workforce stress, improve patient satisfaction, and improve quality. Inefficient Transfers.

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4 Patient Flow Challenges Contributing to Provider Burnout

HIT Consultant

The following describes each phase of the patient flow process and the associated obstacles that providers face, as well as some performance improvement recommendations for healthcare leaders to consider to reduce workforce stress, improve patient satisfaction, and improve quality. Inefficient Transfers.

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How State Medicaid Programs Serve Children and Youth in Foster Care

NASHP

Additionally, many specialized MMC programs require the contracted MMC entity to meet certain reporting and quality benchmarks, which may include documentation of services provided and timeliness of those services, health outcomes, or foster care-specific performance improvements. personal care items or electronics).