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Patient generated data can be a key factor in reducing health inequity

Healthcare It News

How can patient-generated data help inform regulatory decision-making and impact innovation in care delivery? More importantly, adding weight to these patient-based data sources for regulators, health systems and payers will drive demand to elicit more feedback from patients and build programs around this holistic data view.

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Conceptual Framework and Strategic Considerations for Modernizing Behavioral Health Systems

NASHP

The framework is organized into general areas of intervention across the continuum of care (or “buckets”). Quality improvement and evaluation approaches can capitalize on outcome metrics associated with improved access to high quality care. Foster intergovernmental and external partnerships.

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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. Psychiatric nurse practitioners.

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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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CMS Final Rule: Medicare Advantage (Part C), Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (Part D), Medicare Cost Plan and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)

Briggs Healthcare

This final rule will also codify regulations implementing section 118 of Division CC of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, section 11404 of the Inflation Reduction Act, and includes provisions that will codify existing sub-regulatory guidance in the Part C, Part D, and PACE programs.

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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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Behavioral Health System Modernization: Comprehensive Approaches and Cross-Cutting Tools

NASHP

As major purchasers, administrators, and regulators of behavioral health treatment and supports, states play a critical role in system transformation. In addition, through its new 1115 demonstration extension and “Roadmap for Behavioral Health Reform,” the state is phasing in a new integrated primary care payment and reimbursement structure.