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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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Konica Minolta’s Microsoft Azure-Hosted Platform Automates Exchange of Healthcare Data

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Konica Minolta launches Konica Minolta Connected Care , a cloud-based workflow automation platform designed to streamline manual processes such as patient intake, care transitions and referral management across acute, post-acute and ambulatory care settings.

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CMS Announces Strategy on Value-Based Payments for Specialty Care

Sheppard Health Law

To drive accountable care, CMS announced in 2021 its goal to transition 100% of Medicare beneficiaries and the vast majority of Medicaid beneficiaries into accountable care organization (ACO) relationships by 2030. Through this shift, CMS aims to examine and enhance payments for specialty care provided to Medicare beneficiaries.