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Referrals, quality of care and the human connection

Healthcare ECONOMIST

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

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.

Quality of Care

Quality of Care Measurable Quality Patient Experience Primary Care

Impact of star ratings on provider demand

Healthcare ECONOMIST

AUGUST 17, 2021

For years, Medicare and other payers have used quality measures to evaluate the quality of care patients receive at various types of providers settings (e.g., For some payers, higher quality scores/higher star ratings lead to direct increases in reimbursement through a value-based purchasing arrangement.

Quality of Care

Quality of Care Measurable Quality Patient Experience Medicare

Recruitment Announcement – Technical Expert Panel (TEP) for the Expanded Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model (HHVBP)

Briggs Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The Call for TEP materials, including the draft TEP Charter and Nomination Form, are available at the Current TEP Opportunities webpage.

Measurable Quality

Measurable Quality Quality of Care Healthcare Home Care

Posting of Nursing Home Ownership/Operatorship Affiliation Data on Nursing Home Care Compare Website and data.cms.gov

Briggs Healthcare

JUNE 28, 2023

The data include averages of ratings for the overall, inspection, staffing, and quality measure star ratings, staffing measures, quality measures, select enforcement remedies imposed, percent of facilities for-profit and not-for-profit, number of Special Focus Facilities, and COVID-19 vaccination rates.

Nursing

Nursing Home Care Measurable Quality Medicare

P3Care Investigates: QPP MIPS 2021 Proposed Rules

p3care

OCTOBER 30, 2020

For instance, CMS asks physicians to focus on the quality of care rather than the volume of patients. However, with the pandemic, there was no choice left other than catering to the volume of patients while being careful and value-driven to every extent possible. Quality Category: Weighs 50%.

Medicare

Medicare Measurable Quality Medicaid Accountable Care

Payor-Provider Convergence with John Moore, Founder of Chilmark Research – Harlow On Healthcare

Health Blawg

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

We still don’t have universally accepted measures, quality measures are typically process measures, not outcome measures, and we don’t have the tools to identify what is “quality” – or consensus on how to measure quality. “Burn the boats.”

Measurable Quality

Measurable Quality Healthcare Telemedicine Accountability

Payor-Provider Convergence with John Moore, Founder of Chilmark Research – Harlow On Healthcare

Health Blawg

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

We still don’t have universally accepted measures, quality measures are typically process measures, not outcome measures, and we don’t have the tools to identify what is “quality” – or consensus on how to measure quality. “Burn the boats.”

Measurable Quality

Measurable Quality Healthcare Telemedicine Accountability

Payor-Provider Convergence with John Moore, Founder of Chilmark Research – Harlow On Healthcare

Health Blawg

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

We still don’t have universally accepted measures, quality measures are typically process measures, not outcome measures, and we don’t have the tools to identify what is “quality” – or consensus on how to measure quality. “Burn the boats.”

Measurable Quality

Measurable Quality Healthcare Telemedicine Accountability

Payor-Provider Convergence with John Moore, Founder of Chilmark Research – Harlow On Healthcare

Health Blawg

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

We still don’t have universally accepted measures, quality measures are typically process measures, not outcome measures, and we don’t have the tools to identify what is “quality” – or consensus on how to measure quality. “Burn the boats.”

Measurable Quality

Measurable Quality Healthcare Telemedicine Accountability

Payor-Provider Convergence with John Moore, Founder of Chilmark Research – Harlow On Healthcare

Health Blawg

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

We still don’t have universally accepted measures, quality measures are typically process measures, not outcome measures, and we don’t have the tools to identify what is “quality” – or consensus on how to measure quality. “Burn the boats.”

Measurable Quality

Measurable Quality Healthcare Telemedicine Accountability

Payor-Provider Convergence with John Moore, Founder of Chilmark Research – Harlow On Healthcare

Health Blawg

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

We still don’t have universally accepted measures, quality measures are typically process measures, not outcome measures, and we don’t have the tools to identify what is “quality” – or consensus on how to measure quality. “Burn the boats.”

Measurable Quality

Measurable Quality Healthcare Telemedicine Accountability

Payor-Provider Convergence with John Moore, Founder of Chilmark Research – Harlow On Healthcare

Health Blawg

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

We still don’t have universally accepted measures, quality measures are typically process measures, not outcome measures, and we don’t have the tools to identify what is “quality” – or consensus on how to measure quality. “Burn the boats.”

Measurable Quality

Measurable Quality Healthcare Telemedicine Accountability

Payor-Provider Convergence with John Moore, Founder of Chilmark Research – Harlow On Healthcare

Health Blawg

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

We still don’t have universally accepted measures, quality measures are typically process measures, not outcome measures, and we don’t have the tools to identify what is “quality” – or consensus on how to measure quality. “Burn the boats.”

Measurable Quality

Measurable Quality Healthcare Telemedicine Accountability

Payor-Provider Convergence with John Moore, Founder of Chilmark Research – Harlow On Healthcare

Health Blawg

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

We still don’t have universally accepted measures, quality measures are typically process measures, not outcome measures, and we don’t have the tools to identify what is “quality” – or consensus on how to measure quality. “Burn the boats.”

Measurable Quality

Measurable Quality Healthcare Telemedicine Accountability

5 Ways Federated Computing Can Reshape Public Health

HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 1, 2023

The resulting improved transparency on quality of care then allows for identifying best practices for others to learn from and is likely to attract the interest of public funding bodies who are increasingly interested in reimbursing for value.

Life Sciences

Life Sciences Quality Improvement Population Health Healthcare Providers

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

NASHP

MARCH 14, 2022

STEP 7: Identify Quality Measures Palliative care can contribute to improved outcomes on HEDIS quality measures commonly used by state Medicaid programs, such as Plan All-Cause Readmissions and Emergency Department Utilization, and on CAHPS patient experience measures.

Medicaid

Medicaid Rehabilitation Quality Assurance Patient Experience

AHRQ’s research agenda for tackling patients with multiple chronic conditions

Healthcare ECONOMIST

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

In the Bierman article, they aim to do this by answering the following questions as part of their research agenda: How can care become more patient centered for patients with MCC? This includes better approaches to measuring quality, better health IT, and integrating social, behavioral and economic factors into the care plan.

Measurable Quality

Measurable Quality Medicare Quality of Care Accountability

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

NASHP

JUNE 22, 2022

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.

Care Transition

Care Transition Medicaid Doctors Regulations

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Referrals, quality of care and the human connection

Impact of star ratings on provider demand

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Recruitment Announcement – Technical Expert Panel (TEP) for the Expanded Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model (HHVBP)

Posting of Nursing Home Ownership/Operatorship Affiliation Data on Nursing Home Care Compare Website and data.cms.gov

P3Care Investigates: QPP MIPS 2021 Proposed Rules

Payor-Provider Convergence with John Moore, Founder of Chilmark Research – Harlow On Healthcare

Payor-Provider Convergence with John Moore, Founder of Chilmark Research – Harlow On Healthcare

Payor-Provider Convergence with John Moore, Founder of Chilmark Research – Harlow On Healthcare

Payor-Provider Convergence with John Moore, Founder of Chilmark Research – Harlow On Healthcare

Payor-Provider Convergence with John Moore, Founder of Chilmark Research – Harlow On Healthcare

Payor-Provider Convergence with John Moore, Founder of Chilmark Research – Harlow On Healthcare

Payor-Provider Convergence with John Moore, Founder of Chilmark Research – Harlow On Healthcare

Payor-Provider Convergence with John Moore, Founder of Chilmark Research – Harlow On Healthcare

Payor-Provider Convergence with John Moore, Founder of Chilmark Research – Harlow On Healthcare

5 Ways Federated Computing Can Reshape Public Health

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

AHRQ’s research agenda for tackling patients with multiple chronic conditions

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

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