NASHP

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

As states are not required to include dental services for adults in their Medicaid programs, the ability for low-income individuals to access dental care is often a factor of where they live. Other state Medicaid programs are adding requirements for primary care medical providers to offer similar services.

Integration 64

Integration Primary Care Medicaid Prevention 64

Briggs Healthcare

MARCH 20, 2023

and Jonathan Blum, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services – names you may recognize from CMS National Stakeholder Calls. As the nation’s largest payer for health care, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) mission in our National Quality Strategy includes ensuring everyone is safe when they receive care.

Patient Safety 40

Patient Safety Medicaid Medicare Quality of Care 40

Briggs Healthcare

JUNE 28, 2022

The HHVBP Newsletter provides home health agencies (HHAs) with the latest information about the expanded HHVBP Model as well as important tools, news, and timely insights from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the HHVBP Model Technical Assistance (TA) Team. Literature Link: Health Equity. Contact Us.

Quality Improvement 75

Quality Improvement Quality Assurance Medicare Performance improvement 75

Home Health Care

OCTOBER 28, 2022

How did you measure the quality of that data and quantify those values in a comparable and accessible way? Longo : There are nearly 11,000 home health agencies that report data to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The data are publicly available and include the CMS star ratings.

Patient Safety 77

Patient Safety Performance improvement Quality Improvement Accountability 77

NASHP

AUGUST 23, 2021

Primary care case management (PCCM) programs are one of the oldest types of Medicaid managed care, but over time most states have shifted to use managed care organizations (MCOs) to deliver services to Medicaid participants. million Medicaid participants. The strategies discussed here were developed for PCCM programs.

Primary Care 64

Primary Care Medicaid Accountability Quality Improvement 64

HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Elissa Toder, MBA, VP of Quality Improvement Strategy & Solutions at Reveleer In the ongoing transition to value-based care (VBC), provider contracting poses challenges for health plans and providers. In that case, the payer must invest resources in consolidating this data to manage quality measures effectively.

Quality Improvement 105

Quality Improvement Data Acquisition Medicaid Performance improvement 105

NASHP

MARCH 22, 2024

States such as Texas, Wyoming , and New Jersey are adopting Medicaid reimbursement of collaborative care services and are addressing capacity to transition to CoCM. Integration of Substance Use Services and Supports States can align long siloed approaches to primary care, mental health, and substance use services through integration efforts.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Integration Primary Care Nursing 52

Briggs Healthcare

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Terminating federal funding for facilities that don’t improve: CMS is considering all facilities cited with Immediate Jeopardy deficiencies on any two surveys while in the SFF Program for discretionary termination from the Medicare and/or Medicaid programs.

Nursing 40

Nursing Accountability Quality Improvement Quality of Care 40