When I founded my practice, I chose the name Family Health and Wellness. My mission every day was, and still is, to ensure that patients are treated like family, and that their family members are involved in their care. Now twenty-one years later, I am privileged to have treated many of the same patients as…
Health systems and hospitals provide extensive resources to improve the health of the communities they serve. Tactics like mobile health clinics, expanded office hours and partnerships that connect patients to social services advance health equity, giving everyone the opportunity to attain their highest level of well-being. But many may be overlooking or under-prioritizing health equity…
If you’re an ACO worried about APP Reporting, we get it. Your concerns about the feasibility and costs of aggregating data from multiple systems are completely valid. But don’t let data complexity hoodwink you into a simplistic solution that will cost you more than the data is worth. Your solution to data aggregation needs to…
Acknowledging that a lack of alignment across the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ quality programs has contributed to challenges for clinicians and health insurers, the leaders of several CMS centers are proposing a “Universal Foundation” of quality measures that will apply to as many CMS quality-rating and value-based care programs as possible. Published Feb….
Download Slides Healthcare faces significant challenges in improving health equity, improving quality of care, and addressing social determinant of health issues. Join us as we show how point of care testing for the diabetic eye exam impacts these challenges. Webinar objectives: REACH model overview Health equity, Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) effects Point-of-care testing’s…
Participating in the healthcare system can be a daunting task for anyone. But especially for those in underserved populations. Because healthcare is a necessity, becoming a part of the system is a necessity, as well. Nevertheless, utilizing healthcare services can be problematic and difficult. Even those of us who work as part of the healthcare…
Value-based care models help improve patient health outcomes, Steven Chen, PharmD, FASHP, FCSHP, FNAP, associate dean for Clinical Affairs at the University of Southern California School of Pharmacy, said during a presentation at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Regional Meeting 2023 in Orlando, Florida. “Meditation-related harm is inevitable, long before the pandemic,…
You can’t do value-based contracting alone. That is one of the biggest lessons learned from Scott Anders, MD, MBA, FAAGP, CPE, chief medical officer of value-based care and ambulatory quality at Providence. In the latest episode of Healthcare Strategies, Anders shares how Providence relies on its staff, payers, vendors, and other stakeholders to succeed in…
When Colin O’Reilly, DO, FAAP, FACOP, FCCM, makes a social determinants of health referral in his pediatric hospital, he can’t just send the child and family to any social services provider. He has to make sure that social service is completely accessible, both in its physical space and how it serves patients. That’s because O’Reilly…
CMS recently reaffirmed its goal to have all Medicare beneficiaries and the vast majority of Medicaid beneficiaries in a care relationship accountable for cost and quality by 2030.1 To advance model transparency and facilitate greater collaboration, CMMI released detailed model data to authorized researchers, including CareJourney (“Research Identifiable Files”).2 In the weeks ahead, we will…