“How Am I Doing?” Measuring State Health Coverage System Performance
Even before implementing the ACA’s coverage program requirements last year, many states used data to monitor policies and programs, make adjustments, and, in some cases, measure performance. ACA...
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Transforming the Workforce to Provide Better Chronic Care: The Role of...
Check for NEW briefs below. Susan Reinhard, AARP Public Policy Institute Mary Takach, Senior Program Director Rachel Yalowich, Policy Analyst This series explores the evolution of primary care systems...
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Part 1 in the Transforming the Workforce to Provide Better Chronic Care: The Role of Registered Nurses series. Click to see the rest of the series. Chronic illnesses are responsible for more than...
View ArticleCare Coordination under the Medicaid Benefit for Children and Adolescents
Tuesday, September 9, 2014 3:00 – 4:00 pm ET View Webinar Here Care coordination provides a bridge across multiple systems that serve children and families, helping to ensure that a child receives...
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Bridging Health Care and Early Education System Transformations to Achieve...
Oregon has taken significant steps to transform its health care and early education systems. Recognizing that good health is a key component of ensuring children enter school ready to succeed, Oregon...
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A Day in the Life of Behavioral Health Nurse Care Coordinator Amber Morgan of...
Caring for the health care needs of vulnerable populations has inherent challenges. Doing this in an accountable care organization (ACO), where providers bear financial risk for meeting cost, quality,...
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A Day in the Life of Community Health Nurse Emily Williamson
Developing a coordinated care organization in northwest Oregon’s Yamhill County presented an opportunity to build an organization that reflected the community’s vision for high-quality, more...
View ArticleA Day in the Life of Local Care Coordinator Michele Brown in the CareFirst...
Designing a successful PCMH program involves policy decisions that create new provider and patient expectations, incentives, and infrastructure to support patient-centered care. An integral feature of...
View ArticleCare Coordination
Care coordination refers to efforts by Medicaid programs to ensure that children and adolescents get the right care at the right time in the right setting by creating a bridge across multiple systems...
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Braiding and Blending Funding Streams to Meet the Health-Related Social Needs...
Medicaid beneficiaries often need support outside the scope of clinical health care in order to lead healthy lives, and states are uniquely poised to provide this support by addressing the social...
View ArticleUnderstanding Medicaid Claims and Encounter Data and Their Use in Payment Reform
States across the country are fully engaged in delivery system and payment reform efforts to improve care and lower costs in their Medicaid programs. Data is a critical component of these efforts. This...
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