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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

Illinois described using two dashboards to monitor performance: a population-specific dashboard that includes data on metrics such as care plan completion and care transitions and an internal-performance dashboard to examine differences in care and utilization by race, ethnicity, and region.

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How Effective Patient Communication Boards Improve Safety & HCAHPS Scores

Readiness Rounds

A well-organized and patient-oriented environment, facilitated by the presence of communication boards, positively influences patients' perceptions of the hospital's care quality. Care Transitions: Effective communication boards can also enhance the coordination of care during transitions, such as shift changes or transfer to different units.

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

NASHP

Since 2014 (first under its “Dual Demo” demonstration and then later via D-SNP contracts), the state has enabled Medicaid MCOs to participate in value-based purchasing through its Integrated Care System Partnerships (ICSP) model. Enhance federal advance care planning requirements. Select Measures for Serious Illness Care.

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How State Medicaid Programs Serve Children and Youth in Foster Care

NASHP

In response to the growing recognition of the value of investing in strategies that better serve children in or at-risk of out-of-home placement, a number of federal initiatives have emerged, resulting in significant changes to child welfare and spurring renewed efforts to better integrate care across child-serving systems. [5]