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Referrals, quality of care and the human connection

Healthcare ECONOMIST

As a health economist who likes to think about the world in a quantitative manner, I do whatever I can to measure quality in a numeric manner. Thus, if I was visiting a primary care physician (PCP) and needed some specialist care, I would want the PCP to refer me to the specialist with the best quality ratings.

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Seven Steps for Building a Community-Based Palliative Care Benefit Within Medicaid

NASHP

High-quality palliative care can both improve quality of life and avoid unnecessary and often unwanted treatments for Medicaid enrollees with serious illness. States can support palliative care in a number of ways and across a range of settings (e.g., in hospitals, embedded within enhanced primary care, via home health).

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National Care Coordination Standards for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Implementation Guide

NASHP

This section of the guide outlines considerations, examples, and resources for: Identifying stakeholders and establishing partnerships across care coordination and child-serving systems. Assessing care coordination system capacity, gaps, and process improvements. Financing care coordination systems. Meet quality requirements.