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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Center: Equity and Vision

Sheppard Health Law

On October 20, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (“ CMS ”) Innovation Center (“ Innovation Center ”) published a white paper detailing its vision for the next ten years: a health system that achieves equitable outcomes through high quality, affordable, person-centered care.

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NCQA Fireside Chat: A Conversation With Kate McEvoy of NAMD

NCQA

Data Is Key to Unlocking Quality Improvement Another focal point of the conversation was the need to standardize quality measures across Medicaid programs and improve health care data.

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

Cloud Blogs

These shifting priorities have catalyzed the desire to track patient outcomes and cost-savings for improved quality of care. Passed in 2016, The Cures Act requires that electronic health record (EHR) systems provide patient-facing application programming interfaces (APIs) to maintain federal certifications.

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

Cloud Blogs

These shifting priorities have catalyzed the desire to track patient outcomes and cost-savings for improved quality of care. Passed in 2016, The Cures Act requires that electronic health record (EHR) systems provide patient-facing application programming interfaces (APIs) to maintain federal certifications.

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Primary Care Case Management in Medicaid: A Strategy for Supporting Primary Care in Rural Areas

NASHP

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. ii] Rural areas are highly likely to suffer from shortages of primary care and other providers.

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Humana Issues New Brief on Value-Based Care for Kidney Disease

HIT Consultant

VBC: A Shift from Quantity to Quality VBC represents a paradigm shift in healthcare, moving away from fee-for-service models that reward the number of patients seen and procedures performed. Instead, VBC incentivizes healthcare providers based on patient outcomes and the quality of care delivered.

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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

Federal agencies have also prioritized and supported advancing integrated care. For example, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Innovation Center is currently supporting the Integrated Care for Kids (InCK) model across seven sites in six states. 2] Abdi, Fadumo M., pdf ; Toomey, Sara L., Chien, Alyna T.,