The Performance Improvement Imperative
... enhancing patient experiences with care, and lowering the growth in health care costs. To that end, the federal government, in partnership with other public and private participants in the health care sector, should seek by 2016 to double the current annual rate of improvement in quality-of-care met ...
... enhancing patient experiences with care, and lowering the growth in health care costs. To that end, the federal government, in partnership with other public and private participants in the health care sector, should seek by 2016 to double the current annual rate of improvement in quality-of-care met ...
Payment-by-Outcome in Long-Term Condition Management
... contact patients when they are more likely to be receptive to medical advice, such as when they receive a new diagnosis, experience changes in medication or are discharged from hospital.14 The timing of advice and treatments is thought to have a significant impact on patients’ willingness to co-prod ...
... contact patients when they are more likely to be receptive to medical advice, such as when they receive a new diagnosis, experience changes in medication or are discharged from hospital.14 The timing of advice and treatments is thought to have a significant impact on patients’ willingness to co-prod ...
Health as Human Capital: Theory and Implications
... Prices and costs are also relevant. If the worker must forfeit income if not at work, the lost income will be compared with the value of leisure time when deciding whether to return to work. Obviously, the more generous the income replacement available in sick leave and disability income programs co ...
... Prices and costs are also relevant. If the worker must forfeit income if not at work, the lost income will be compared with the value of leisure time when deciding whether to return to work. Obviously, the more generous the income replacement available in sick leave and disability income programs co ...
Palliative Care Definitions
... CAPC-Center to Advance Palliative Care (https://www.capc.org/about/palliative-care/) Palliative care, and the medical sub-specialty of palliative medicine, is specialized medical care for people living with serious illness. It focuses on providing relief from the symptoms and stress of a serious ill ...
... CAPC-Center to Advance Palliative Care (https://www.capc.org/about/palliative-care/) Palliative care, and the medical sub-specialty of palliative medicine, is specialized medical care for people living with serious illness. It focuses on providing relief from the symptoms and stress of a serious ill ...
Provincial End-of-Life Care Action Plan for British Columbia
... Australia led the way for many jurisdictions in incorporating a population needs-based approach into end-of-life care using a model they called the palliative approach. This model is based on the principle that palliative care services must be effective, efficient and ethically delivered at the medi ...
... Australia led the way for many jurisdictions in incorporating a population needs-based approach into end-of-life care using a model they called the palliative approach. This model is based on the principle that palliative care services must be effective, efficient and ethically delivered at the medi ...
Confronting the Barriers to - National Academy of Social Insurance
... characteristics that makes health care markets different from typical, competitive markets. Among these characteristics, is the existence of uncertainty in the incidence of disease and in the efficacy of treatment and the asymmetry of information between the buyer—the patient—and the seller—the phys ...
... characteristics that makes health care markets different from typical, competitive markets. Among these characteristics, is the existence of uncertainty in the incidence of disease and in the efficacy of treatment and the asymmetry of information between the buyer—the patient—and the seller—the phys ...
Ambulatory Services: Urgent Care Policy Options
... while providing convenient hours and minimal wait times. Urgent care providers are not intended to provide emergency intervention for critical, major trauma, lifethreatening or potentially disabling conditions. The scope of operations, hours of operation, scope of services, and the nature of the phy ...
... while providing convenient hours and minimal wait times. Urgent care providers are not intended to provide emergency intervention for critical, major trauma, lifethreatening or potentially disabling conditions. The scope of operations, hours of operation, scope of services, and the nature of the phy ...
Stretcher Transportation Services
... Task: The care team, including the most responsible physician or designated health care provider, should : a) Assesstheperson’snatureandmagnitudeofriskforclinicaldeclineduringtransport;and b) For persons at high risk, consider whether the person should be deemed to be medically unstable ...
... Task: The care team, including the most responsible physician or designated health care provider, should : a) Assesstheperson’snatureandmagnitudeofriskforclinicaldeclineduringtransport;and b) For persons at high risk, consider whether the person should be deemed to be medically unstable ...
Presentation: Payment Reform Quality Measurement Work Group
... Be based on a standard of care or evidence-based science. Pay-forperformance incentives or penalties must rely on measures that are supported by an evidence-base. Promote payment approaches that provide due consideration for positive incentives and align with state and federal policies. Accura ...
... Be based on a standard of care or evidence-based science. Pay-forperformance incentives or penalties must rely on measures that are supported by an evidence-base. Promote payment approaches that provide due consideration for positive incentives and align with state and federal policies. Accura ...
Oncology Nursing Documentation Guidelines
... Collaboration with the health care team about co-morbid conditions that have been identified and assessments on how they may impact the cancer disease process and the individual/ family response to illness Past cancer, treatment and response History and knowledge of current illness Any self reported ...
... Collaboration with the health care team about co-morbid conditions that have been identified and assessments on how they may impact the cancer disease process and the individual/ family response to illness Past cancer, treatment and response History and knowledge of current illness Any self reported ...
Glossary of Terms
... coverage and enroll in a Qualified Health Plan (QHP) through the Marketplace. They can make specific recommendations about which plan you should enroll in. They’re also licensed and regulated by states and typically get payments, or commissions, from health insurers for enrolling a consumer into an ...
... coverage and enroll in a Qualified Health Plan (QHP) through the Marketplace. They can make specific recommendations about which plan you should enroll in. They’re also licensed and regulated by states and typically get payments, or commissions, from health insurers for enrolling a consumer into an ...
the File - NAHU Education Foundation
... Health plan pays a fixed dollar payment to providers for the care that members receive in a given time period, such as a month ...
... Health plan pays a fixed dollar payment to providers for the care that members receive in a given time period, such as a month ...
Assessment of the safety and quality of hospital care for
... The assessment tool and methods were based on the experience gained in the use of the paediatric assessment tool, which was developed in 2001 by WHO and then widely used globally, including in the European Region, and on the experience gathered by WHO Regional Office for Europe in the implementation ...
... The assessment tool and methods were based on the experience gained in the use of the paediatric assessment tool, which was developed in 2001 by WHO and then widely used globally, including in the European Region, and on the experience gathered by WHO Regional Office for Europe in the implementation ...
Primary Care Vision, Roles and Opportunities (Jan 2011)
... people have with the health system to seek services for diagnosis, treatment and follow up for a specific health problem, or to access routine screening such as an annual checkup (CARNA, 2008). Strengthening primary care has become a focus of health care reform in Alberta and beyond, since most chro ...
... people have with the health system to seek services for diagnosis, treatment and follow up for a specific health problem, or to access routine screening such as an annual checkup (CARNA, 2008). Strengthening primary care has become a focus of health care reform in Alberta and beyond, since most chro ...
to Risk Adjustment - Coderclass.com LLC
... particularly if the patient is experiencing other acute conditions. It is likely that these diagnoses would be part of a general overview of the patient’s health when treating coexisting conditions for all but the most minor of medical encounters. Co-Existing conditions also include ongoing conditio ...
... particularly if the patient is experiencing other acute conditions. It is likely that these diagnoses would be part of a general overview of the patient’s health when treating coexisting conditions for all but the most minor of medical encounters. Co-Existing conditions also include ongoing conditio ...
Case Studies in Billing and Coding in the Carolinas
... position to know the patient’s home care needs. While technically the PCP could sign the form as they will see the patient in the allotted time frame (90 days before or 30 days after start of services), they would not have a clear understanding of the needs of the patient at that time. This is a sep ...
... position to know the patient’s home care needs. While technically the PCP could sign the form as they will see the patient in the allotted time frame (90 days before or 30 days after start of services), they would not have a clear understanding of the needs of the patient at that time. This is a sep ...
Baskets of Care - Minnesota Department of Health
... Comprehensive asthma care for children ages 5 to 18 years, diagnosed with asthma. This care is provided in one year and includes assessment and monitoring, education, control of environmental factors, medications and devices, and the use of an urgent care center. Emergency department and hospital in ...
... Comprehensive asthma care for children ages 5 to 18 years, diagnosed with asthma. This care is provided in one year and includes assessment and monitoring, education, control of environmental factors, medications and devices, and the use of an urgent care center. Emergency department and hospital in ...
Three Legged Stool
... Integrated delivery systems provide for the seamless coordination of health care services across the continuum of care. This means that physician services, hospital care, prescription drugs, and other health care services are integrated and delivered through an organized system whose overriding purp ...
... Integrated delivery systems provide for the seamless coordination of health care services across the continuum of care. This means that physician services, hospital care, prescription drugs, and other health care services are integrated and delivered through an organized system whose overriding purp ...
What is Cultural Competence?
... Physicians and hospitals who wish to participate in federally funded medical programs, specific requirements are articulated in the language of the contract relating to cultural issues, such as linguistic access: • Balanced Budget Act of 1997 • Medicare • Medicaid ...
... Physicians and hospitals who wish to participate in federally funded medical programs, specific requirements are articulated in the language of the contract relating to cultural issues, such as linguistic access: • Balanced Budget Act of 1997 • Medicare • Medicaid ...
3. Cultural Diversity and the Bottom Line
... Physicians and hospitals who wish to participate in federally funded medical programs, specific requirements are articulated in the language of the contract relating to cultural issues, such as linguistic access: • Balanced Budget Act of 1997 • Medicare • Medicaid ...
... Physicians and hospitals who wish to participate in federally funded medical programs, specific requirements are articulated in the language of the contract relating to cultural issues, such as linguistic access: • Balanced Budget Act of 1997 • Medicare • Medicaid ...
PPT
... the options and services to meet the individual’s needs using communication and available resources to promote quality cost effective outcomes.” “A system with many elements: health assessment, planning, procurement, delivery and coordination of services, and monitoring to assure that the multiple ...
... the options and services to meet the individual’s needs using communication and available resources to promote quality cost effective outcomes.” “A system with many elements: health assessment, planning, procurement, delivery and coordination of services, and monitoring to assure that the multiple ...
ACT IMP WORKING TOGETHER TO MEET CHILDREN’S
... behalf of specific patients. Providers’ roles may change or fluctuate over time based on the patient’s development, patient/family preferences, and/or the patient’s response to treatment.17,18 Despite the ...
... behalf of specific patients. Providers’ roles may change or fluctuate over time based on the patient’s development, patient/family preferences, and/or the patient’s response to treatment.17,18 Despite the ...
Medicaid Delivery System and Payment Reform
... Primary Care Case Management (PCCM): PCCM is a model of Medicaid managed care that is outlined in the Medicaid statute. In PCCM programs, state Medicaid agencies contract with primary care providers to provide, locate, coordinate, and monitor primary care services for Medicaid beneficiaries who sele ...
... Primary Care Case Management (PCCM): PCCM is a model of Medicaid managed care that is outlined in the Medicaid statute. In PCCM programs, state Medicaid agencies contract with primary care providers to provide, locate, coordinate, and monitor primary care services for Medicaid beneficiaries who sele ...
eTable 3. Study characteristics for trials of primary preventive care a
... •Subspecialty clinic •Primary care ...
... •Subspecialty clinic •Primary care ...
CULTURALLY CONGRUENT NURSING CARE
... Pediatrics states that Mexican-American children are 12 times more likely to have a regular primary care provider if their parent(s) speaks English (Flores, 2000). Additionally, a Journal of Pediatrics’ case study evidenced that the single most important factor in making MexicanAmericans comfortable ...
... Pediatrics states that Mexican-American children are 12 times more likely to have a regular primary care provider if their parent(s) speaks English (Flores, 2000). Additionally, a Journal of Pediatrics’ case study evidenced that the single most important factor in making MexicanAmericans comfortable ...