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.

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Quality of Care Measurable Quality Patient Experience Primary Care 81

NCQA

APRIL 18, 2024

In varied settings, including Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC), behavioral health homes, home-based primary care practices, home and community-based services programs and serious illness programs. Testing shows PCO measures work! ANYONE INTERESTED IN PERSONALIZED CARE Contact our PCO team.

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Measurable Quality Primary Care Healthcare 52

NCQA

JULY 16, 2024

Read Kate’s article in Health Affairs Forefront , which outlines the legislative actions Congress should pursue to advance innovation in Medicaid. Behavioral Health c are Takes Center Stage Peggy and Kate’s conversation also delved into the critical role of primary care, particularly in integrating behavioral health services. “If I were to identify (..)

Medicaid 98

Medicaid Quality Improvement Integration Population Health 98

NCQA

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The seven minutes it takes to read this post is time well spent if you want to glimpse where quality is headed. Improving Behavioral Health Care Inside Primary Care This post is a keeper because it unites two priorities that will pervade 2024: primary care and behavioral health.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Measurable Quality Medicaid Regulations 52

NCQA

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Behavioral health is one of four key themes at the summit, and there’s a lot to talk about: improving access, measuring quality, managing the workforce shortage and the unprecedented demand for services. Join the behavioral health conversation at NCQA’s Health Innovation Summit , October 31–November 2, in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Measurable Quality Primary Care Population Health Integration 52

NASHP

MARCH 14, 2022

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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Medicaid Rehabilitation Quality Assurance Patient Experience 94

NASHP

JUNE 22, 2022

On the other hand, a health plan may use the guide to implement a high-quality screening and assessment process through primary care providers. In Kansas , the Title V CYSHCN program leveraged the National Care Coordination Standards for CYSHCN to conduct an assessment of existing care coordination practices and needs.

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