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3 Focus Areas to Improve Behavioral Health

NCQA

For example, primary care providers are playing a larger role in mental health care. We’re also seeing what we call “ workforce extenders” provide behavioral health care. This includes care by unlicensed providers. Costs Costs of behavioral health care continue to rise.

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The cornerstone of continuous, integrated, and value-based healthcare

Cloud Blogs

Ultimately, CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) aim to improve information access in hopes of facilitating more holistic healthcare, improved quality of care, and better support for broader federal and regional public health initiatives such as disease surveillance and health equity.

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The cornerstone of continuous, integrated, and value-based healthcare

Cloud Blogs

Ultimately, CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) aim to improve information access in hopes of facilitating more holistic healthcare, improved quality of care, and better support for broader federal and regional public health initiatives such as disease surveillance and health equity.

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5 Key Trends Driving Purchasing Decisions in Healthcare IT

HIT Consultant

Trend #1: Consolidation of IT Procurement In recent years, changes to the health systems in countries such as the US and UK, for example, are making standalone hospitals a thing of the past. The mandate of these healthcare networks is clear – to improve patient experiences and population health outcomes while simultaneously reducing costs.

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State Community Health Worker Models

NASHP

MHP Medicaid Health Plans. NCQA National Committee for Quality Assurance. NIH National Institutes of Health. PCCM Primary Care Case Management. PH-MCO Physical Health Managed Care Organization. PHW Pandemic Health Worker. PCMH Patient Centered Medical Home .

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National Care Coordination Standards for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN): Proceedings from the National Forum on Care Coordination for CYSHCN

NASHP

High-quality, integrated care requires strong system-level partnerships, information and data sharing, and family-centered practices. In spite of these barriers, and to help address them, states have implemented innovations to improve integrated care coordination for CYSHCN. Leveraging Data and Technology.

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Community Health Worker Models

NASHP

Idaho reimburses for CHW services through its Medicaid managed care (Primary Care Case Management) program. The PCCM program incentivizes primary care providers to incorporate CHWs into their care coordination model by offering a higher per-member per-month (PMPM) case management payment.