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UConn Health squares away CMS audit trail and more with digital health platform

Healthcare It News

" MEETING THE CHALLENGE UConn Health went live on the platform in early August 2023, and it is in active use by patients and more than 60 MSK surgeons, care team members and clinical practice leaders for spine, arthroplasty, sports and foot/ankle care. "We will follow these trends as more data is gathered over time.

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Improving Oral Health Access through Managed Care Quality Initiatives in Pennsylvania

NASHP

Recently, Pennsylvania shared their work with managed care organizations (MCO)s to improve access to oral health care services through quality improvement projects, measures, and incentives. CMS 416 preventative services. PH-MCOs employ PHDHPs to provide selective preventative services and oral health education.

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Virginia Advances Maternal Health Equity Policy

NASHP

Virginia reflects a growing call by states and federal agencies including the C enters for Disease Control and Prevention, to focus on racism as a public health emergency, creating opportunities for state policy makers to highlight a root cause of health inequities faced by people of color.

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

NASHP

This feedback, along with state-collected health data, helped shape Oregon’s five priority areas : institutional bias; adversity, trauma, and toxic stress; behavioral health; access to equitable preventive services; and economic drivers of health.

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Demystifying VBC Contracting: Key Considerations for Quality & Data Success

HIT Consultant

Elissa Toder, MBA, VP of Quality Improvement Strategy & Solutions at Reveleer In the ongoing transition to value-based care (VBC), provider contracting poses challenges for health plans and providers. If the provider successfully delivers care and prevents complications or errors, they keep a portion of the savings.

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State Strategies to Support OUD Treatment across the Criminal Legal System

NASHP

States are taking steps to provide additional prevention, treatment, and recovery services to higher-risk individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD), including those in contact with the criminal legal system. Community Services and Prevention (Intercept 0). Across states, drug violations have led to most arrests in recent years.