The document summarizes the accomplishments of the Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority (DWMHA) in integrated healthcare initiatives in 2015. Key accomplishments include:
1) Implementing a standardized integrated bio-psychosocial assessment across providers.
2) Increasing coordination between behavioral health providers and primary care providers, with 13 providers having on-site primary care and 75% of providers at the highest level of integration.
3) Training 95% of providers on an assessment tool to evaluate their level of integrated care capabilities.
Proven Steps to Accelerate Star and HEDIS Performance 091714Deb DiCicco
This document summarizes a presentation on improving Star and HEDIS performance measures. It discusses the importance of provider collaboration and focusing on the whole patient. It also outlines how in-home testing can help close gaps in measures by making it more convenient for patients. Specific strategies discussed include distributing test kits to patients, notifying providers and patients of abnormal results, and using Star data to guide care improvement efforts.
The Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative has been working for years to build evidence and knowledge about how to improve healthcare by providing a medical "home" for each of us - a place where all our records reside, where the staff know us, etc. This April 2010 by Executive Director Edwina Rogers shows the phenomenal range of results they've produced.
The one-year report from Intel Corporation and Presbyterian Healthcare Services on their Connected Care program found that enrolled Intel employees and dependents were receiving more evidence-based care, improving control of their diabetes, and more actively managing their health. However, the aggressive cost targets for the first year were not met due to increased engagement, proactive primary care, and more pregnancies than predicted. Overall healthcare costs per member per month exceeded projections. Major successes included high patient satisfaction ratings, improved access to services, and statistically significant improvements in diabetes control. Lessons learned will be applied in subsequent years to further engage patients, offer alternative care venues, and ensure appropriate utilization and cost reduction.
Presented by Steve Mills, IBM Senior Vice President, Group Executive, Software & Systems Group
Learn more: http://www.ibm.com/software/products/en/category/health-social-programs
Hospital Apps are a great way to engage with patients and studies show that they want to use them. These apps are not only convenient, but they allow patients to work with their providers and can result in a much more favorable outcome to their medical issues and overall health.
Here's a list of 8 different types of Mobile Hospital Apps.
For the full post, visit http://www.merraine.com/8-types-mobile-hospital-apps-3-features-patients-want/
Dignity Health is one of the largest health systems in the US, founded in 1986. It operates 39 hospitals and has over 56,000 employees. The presentation discusses Dignity Health's population health management strategy and supporting data and technologies. It outlines their clinical integrated networks and the key pillars of their population health approach. It also describes the challenges of accessing and integrating data from multiple sources to support population health management goals.
Clinical Integration: The Foundation for Accountable Care - Presentation delivered by Keynote Speaker Marvin O’Quinn, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Dignity Health at the National Healthcare CXO Summit held in Las Vegas Oct 19-21, 2014.
Proven Steps to Accelerate Star and HEDIS Performance 091714Deb DiCicco
This document summarizes a presentation on improving Star and HEDIS performance measures. It discusses the importance of provider collaboration and focusing on the whole patient. It also outlines how in-home testing can help close gaps in measures by making it more convenient for patients. Specific strategies discussed include distributing test kits to patients, notifying providers and patients of abnormal results, and using Star data to guide care improvement efforts.
The Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative has been working for years to build evidence and knowledge about how to improve healthcare by providing a medical "home" for each of us - a place where all our records reside, where the staff know us, etc. This April 2010 by Executive Director Edwina Rogers shows the phenomenal range of results they've produced.
The one-year report from Intel Corporation and Presbyterian Healthcare Services on their Connected Care program found that enrolled Intel employees and dependents were receiving more evidence-based care, improving control of their diabetes, and more actively managing their health. However, the aggressive cost targets for the first year were not met due to increased engagement, proactive primary care, and more pregnancies than predicted. Overall healthcare costs per member per month exceeded projections. Major successes included high patient satisfaction ratings, improved access to services, and statistically significant improvements in diabetes control. Lessons learned will be applied in subsequent years to further engage patients, offer alternative care venues, and ensure appropriate utilization and cost reduction.
Presented by Steve Mills, IBM Senior Vice President, Group Executive, Software & Systems Group
Learn more: http://www.ibm.com/software/products/en/category/health-social-programs
Hospital Apps are a great way to engage with patients and studies show that they want to use them. These apps are not only convenient, but they allow patients to work with their providers and can result in a much more favorable outcome to their medical issues and overall health.
Here's a list of 8 different types of Mobile Hospital Apps.
For the full post, visit http://www.merraine.com/8-types-mobile-hospital-apps-3-features-patients-want/
Dignity Health is one of the largest health systems in the US, founded in 1986. It operates 39 hospitals and has over 56,000 employees. The presentation discusses Dignity Health's population health management strategy and supporting data and technologies. It outlines their clinical integrated networks and the key pillars of their population health approach. It also describes the challenges of accessing and integrating data from multiple sources to support population health management goals.
Clinical Integration: The Foundation for Accountable Care - Presentation delivered by Keynote Speaker Marvin O’Quinn, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Dignity Health at the National Healthcare CXO Summit held in Las Vegas Oct 19-21, 2014.
The document summarizes Virginia's Medicaid managed care delivery system. It discusses how Medicaid recipients receive services through managed care organizations (MCOs) under contract with the Department of Medical Assistance Services. The system provides flexibility to the MCOs while also ensuring accountability. Key points include how the system benefits the Commonwealth through MCO networks, quality programs, and cost savings initiatives like drug rebates. Upcoming reforms to the system include the MEDALLION 3.0 program changes and initiatives to integrate additional populations and services into managed care by 2014.
Community-based Chronic Care ManagementBrent Feorene
The document discusses strategies for community-based chronic illness management to reduce costs and improve outcomes. It outlines several programs that have shown promise, including transitional care programs and house call programs. Transitional care programs of varying intensity use nurses and nurse practitioners to coach patients after hospital discharge. House call programs provide primary care to high-risk elderly patients in their homes through visits from physicians and nurse practitioners. Evaluation of these programs has found reduced utilization, lower costs, and improved outcomes and quality of life.
HMOs and PPOs in USA (Healthcare Management Functions)Abdu Naf'an
The document provides an overview of HMOs and PPOs in the US healthcare system. It defines HMOs as organizations that combine health insurance and healthcare delivery, requiring members to use providers in the HMO network. PPOs allow members to use out-of-network providers but with higher costs. The document then discusses key differences between the two models such as network size, cost structures, claims processes and more. It analyzes trends in HMOs and PPOs and concludes there is no single better option, as preferences depend on individual health needs and priorities around affordability versus flexibility of choice.
This document provides an overview of a study by IDC Health Insights analyzing the progress of digital transformation and integrated care in UK and Nordic healthcare organizations, with a focus on mental health. The study evaluated approaches to integrated care, identified gaps and lessons learned, and provided recommendations. Key findings included that while only 10% of organizations are ready for integrated care, 45% plan to progress in the next two years. Mental health organizations' plans are as aggressive as others. Moving to integrated care requires aligning information strategy, governance, and architecture.
Maximizing Performance Incentives Through Star RatingsCitiusTech
The main aim of this document is to provide a high level understanding of the Star rating quality program of CMS and it’s impact on plans (at contract level) offered by the payers which are in Medicare Advantage line of business
It describes the various measure categories and their weightages, domains and sources required by CMS to assess quality of care and patient experience.
Summary -- Patient Centered Medical Home the Necessary Foundation for Accountable Care and Population Management.
In the next 10 years, we will be living in 1) mobile world 2) in the middle of an aging and chronic disease epidemic and 3) data. But , we will also have the ability to analyze data in a cognitive way this will do for doctors’ minds what X-ray and medical imaging have done for their vision. How? By turning data into actionable information. Take, for instance, IBM’s intelligent supercomputer, Watson. Watson can analyze the meaning and con-text of human language and quickly process vast amounts of information. With this in-formation, it can suggest options targeted to a patient’s specific circumstances.
We need the basic foundation to support this transformation a system integrator where data at the level of a patients flows and is held accountable and that model is the Patient Centered Medical Home. (PCMH) starts to happen when clinicians/ healers step up to comprehensive relationship based care empowered by tools to manage the data and communicate effectively. This move to PCMH level care requires the discipline of leading a team that delivers population health management, patent centered prevention, care that is coordination, comprehensive accessible 24/7 and integrated across a deliver system and all of that is power by data made into meaningful information.
But at its core it is a move toward integration of a healing relationship in primary care and population management all at the point of care with the tools to do just that.
The Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) lies at the center of the effort to get at population health, integrated and coordinated care. PCMH is where the Primary care healer leads an organization that delivers clinician-led primary care, with comprehensive, accessible, holistic, coordinated, evidence-based coordination and management. In the USA this is now the standard in the US Veterans Administration and the US Military and under the ACA.
Network physicians, hospitals, and other care continuum providers work collaboratively in active clinical process improvement programs across service lines and specialties to define, establish, implement, monitor, evaluate and periodically update the processes of:
- Evidence-based medicine
- Beneficiary engagement
- Care coordination
- Conservation of healthcare resources
- Clinical data reporting
The 2021 Guide to Fully Integrating Telehealth and Eliminating No-ShowsMichael Dillon
Telehealth is here to stay! Easily integrate it with your practice and reduce administrative overhead and patient no-shows.
A Must Read Guide to Eliminating No Shows in Healthcare Organizations.
Stephen E. Dannenbaum is an experienced healthcare leader with expertise in clinical operations, quality management, and strategic planning. He has over 25 years of experience leading large behavioral health and integrated medical programs. Currently, he is the Vice President of Behavioral Health and Clinical Integration at UnitedHealthcare Military and Veterans, where he leads behavioral health network development and integrated care programs.
This document discusses workforce challenges facing HRSA, health centers, and managing primary care needs. It provides an overview of HRSA priorities and programs, the populations served by HRSA funding, and HRSA's presence in Colorado. It also summarizes health center fundamentals, growth nationally and in Colorado from 2008-2012, and strategies to improve quality including partnerships, electronic health records adoption, patient-centered medical home recognition, and meeting clinical outcome goals. Challenges of workforce recruitment and retention as well as strategies to address them through partnerships are also outlined.
The USAID Health Finance and Governance project helps improve health in developing countries by expanding access to healthcare. Led by Abt Associates, the project works with partner countries to increase domestic health funding, better manage resources, and make wise purchasing decisions. In Nigeria, the project collaborated with government and partners from 2012-2018 to address challenges like underfunding, donor reliance, and weak governance. Key accomplishments included expanding an innovative mobile technology to improve TB response, increasing domestic funding for HIV and primary healthcare, establishing state health insurance schemes, and enhancing multisectoral collaboration around health financing reform.
The Biggest Healthcare Trends of 2019 and What's to Come in 2020Health Catalyst
In our Healthcare Outlook for 2019 webinar, Stephen Grossbart, PhD, and Bobbi Brown, MBA, shared their predictions for the biggest trends of the year. Which predictions panned out and which didn’t? View this webinar as Stephen takes a look back at 2019 and makes his forecast for 2020.
So, what did happen in 2019? Following the 2018 midterm elections, we predicted a divided Congress would not pass policies to strengthen or weaken the Affordable Care Act (ACA). We were right. Meanwhile, Democratic presidential candidates debated the extent to which they would support Medicare for All. Insurance costs continued to rise, breaking $20,000 annually for families with employer-sponsored coverage, and CMS continued to support payment policies rewarding quality and interoperability as part of their payment policy.
Join Stephen as he looks in the rearview mirror at these important issues and how they impacted the healthcare industry in 2019 and then gazes into the crystal ball to predict the trends that will most impact healthcare in 2020. In this webinar, Stephen discusses the following topics and more:
• The continued focus on price transparency.
• Congress’ efforts to control prescription drug costs.
• Policies that may change the future of ACOs.
• What to expect going into the 2020 election year.
The document summarizes initiatives by several states to implement patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs) and shared care teams through Medicaid programs. It discusses how states like Alabama, Maine, Vermont, and New York have established networks, teams, or "pods" to provide support to primary care practices in order to help them function as medical homes. These support systems receive per-member-per-month payments from Medicaid and other payers. The document also covers initiatives to implement health homes for high-need patients and use of health information technology.
Healing Hands Clinic : Success Story of India's Best Piles, Fissure and Fistu...HealingHands3
Healing Hands Clinic (HHC) is a certified center of excellence for Piles, Fissure, and Fistula treatment in India. Our branches are present at Pune, Mumbai, Nashik, Banglore, Hyderabad, Jaipur, and Dubai. Each of the clinics has Internationally recognized surgeons and state-of-the-art facilities to provide holistic treatment for all.
To date, more than 1.5 lakh patients have been satisfactorily treated for their diseases at Healing Hands Clinic. A maximum number of Stapler surgeries in Asia has been performed at all the centers of HHC. The country’s first Laser Haemorrhoidoplasty ( LHP ) was performed at HHC.
Healthcare Consumerism and Cost: Dispelling the Myth of Price TransparencyHealth Catalyst
This document discusses healthcare consumerism and the myth of price transparency. It notes that while consumers want simple, clear, and actionable price information, finding such information is challenging. Regulations now require hospitals to provide pricing information, but hospitals often struggle to understand their own costs. The document outlines factors that have historically impacted hospitals and discusses how advanced cost accounting can help hospitals better understand their true costs and align prices with costs to improve transparency. It concludes by asking attendees if they would like to enter a drawing or learn more about Health Catalyst's products and services.
Welcome to customers and partners, we’re glad to see you back. And to you all who are new to the family, we have many exciting updates to share that show our deep commitment to health and social programs. We hope you’ll want to join in.
Presented by: John Hearne, IBM General Manager Smarter Care & Social Programs
Healthcare insurance companies spent $5 million on marketing to consumers in 2014. They are learning from successful retail strategies used by private health exchanges and US corporations. Healthcare payers need to reduce costs wherever possible and form care delivery partnerships with retailers and providers of virtual medicine and wellness services to improve customer service and generate revenue.
CareSync 1099 Medical Sales Opportunity !
JOIN US Thursday, Nov 17, 2016 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EST to learn about the 1099 Chronic Care Medical Sales Opportunity with CareSync, the leading provider of technology & services for care coordination & chronic disease management. Platform provides in combination with our 24/7 nursing services facilitates care coordination for patients, their providers, family,& caregivers.
Check out the CareSync Slideshare to learn more about chronic care management. J
Join the Conference Call THURSDAY , Nov 17th 1:30 pm ( ET)
Call (213) 929-4232
Access Code: 226-975-231
The Health Finance and Governance project works with countries to improve health systems and expand access to healthcare. In Ghana, the project worked with the National Health Insurance Authority to make the National Health Insurance Scheme more sustainable and effective. This included developing dashboards to monitor enrollment and claims data, conducting research to examine challenges, and laying the groundwork for capitation payments to primary care providers. The project helped institutionalize processes for using evidence to guide decision-making and reform policies to strengthen Ghana's progress toward universal health coverage.
Las autoridades de Serba y San Luis Agua explicaron problemas en el suministro de agua debido a las crecidas en los ríos luego de las tormentas. La turbidez en el agua cruda aumentó significativamente por la acumulación de sedimentos en el Dique Antonio Esteban Agüero. Esto requirió reducir el caudal entregado para evitar dañar las plantas potabilizadoras. La situación podría durar varios días hasta que se estabilice la calidad del agua.
1) The external wall is 2.03m long and 2.9m high with half brick thickness and reinforced concrete every fourth course.
2) The working area of the wall is 22.16 square meters.
3) The wall includes an approved bitumen damp proof course 250mm wide and weighing not less than 3.8kg per square meter on the half brick wall.
The document summarizes Virginia's Medicaid managed care delivery system. It discusses how Medicaid recipients receive services through managed care organizations (MCOs) under contract with the Department of Medical Assistance Services. The system provides flexibility to the MCOs while also ensuring accountability. Key points include how the system benefits the Commonwealth through MCO networks, quality programs, and cost savings initiatives like drug rebates. Upcoming reforms to the system include the MEDALLION 3.0 program changes and initiatives to integrate additional populations and services into managed care by 2014.
Community-based Chronic Care ManagementBrent Feorene
The document discusses strategies for community-based chronic illness management to reduce costs and improve outcomes. It outlines several programs that have shown promise, including transitional care programs and house call programs. Transitional care programs of varying intensity use nurses and nurse practitioners to coach patients after hospital discharge. House call programs provide primary care to high-risk elderly patients in their homes through visits from physicians and nurse practitioners. Evaluation of these programs has found reduced utilization, lower costs, and improved outcomes and quality of life.
HMOs and PPOs in USA (Healthcare Management Functions)Abdu Naf'an
The document provides an overview of HMOs and PPOs in the US healthcare system. It defines HMOs as organizations that combine health insurance and healthcare delivery, requiring members to use providers in the HMO network. PPOs allow members to use out-of-network providers but with higher costs. The document then discusses key differences between the two models such as network size, cost structures, claims processes and more. It analyzes trends in HMOs and PPOs and concludes there is no single better option, as preferences depend on individual health needs and priorities around affordability versus flexibility of choice.
This document provides an overview of a study by IDC Health Insights analyzing the progress of digital transformation and integrated care in UK and Nordic healthcare organizations, with a focus on mental health. The study evaluated approaches to integrated care, identified gaps and lessons learned, and provided recommendations. Key findings included that while only 10% of organizations are ready for integrated care, 45% plan to progress in the next two years. Mental health organizations' plans are as aggressive as others. Moving to integrated care requires aligning information strategy, governance, and architecture.
Maximizing Performance Incentives Through Star RatingsCitiusTech
The main aim of this document is to provide a high level understanding of the Star rating quality program of CMS and it’s impact on plans (at contract level) offered by the payers which are in Medicare Advantage line of business
It describes the various measure categories and their weightages, domains and sources required by CMS to assess quality of care and patient experience.
Summary -- Patient Centered Medical Home the Necessary Foundation for Accountable Care and Population Management.
In the next 10 years, we will be living in 1) mobile world 2) in the middle of an aging and chronic disease epidemic and 3) data. But , we will also have the ability to analyze data in a cognitive way this will do for doctors’ minds what X-ray and medical imaging have done for their vision. How? By turning data into actionable information. Take, for instance, IBM’s intelligent supercomputer, Watson. Watson can analyze the meaning and con-text of human language and quickly process vast amounts of information. With this in-formation, it can suggest options targeted to a patient’s specific circumstances.
We need the basic foundation to support this transformation a system integrator where data at the level of a patients flows and is held accountable and that model is the Patient Centered Medical Home. (PCMH) starts to happen when clinicians/ healers step up to comprehensive relationship based care empowered by tools to manage the data and communicate effectively. This move to PCMH level care requires the discipline of leading a team that delivers population health management, patent centered prevention, care that is coordination, comprehensive accessible 24/7 and integrated across a deliver system and all of that is power by data made into meaningful information.
But at its core it is a move toward integration of a healing relationship in primary care and population management all at the point of care with the tools to do just that.
The Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) lies at the center of the effort to get at population health, integrated and coordinated care. PCMH is where the Primary care healer leads an organization that delivers clinician-led primary care, with comprehensive, accessible, holistic, coordinated, evidence-based coordination and management. In the USA this is now the standard in the US Veterans Administration and the US Military and under the ACA.
Network physicians, hospitals, and other care continuum providers work collaboratively in active clinical process improvement programs across service lines and specialties to define, establish, implement, monitor, evaluate and periodically update the processes of:
- Evidence-based medicine
- Beneficiary engagement
- Care coordination
- Conservation of healthcare resources
- Clinical data reporting
The 2021 Guide to Fully Integrating Telehealth and Eliminating No-ShowsMichael Dillon
Telehealth is here to stay! Easily integrate it with your practice and reduce administrative overhead and patient no-shows.
A Must Read Guide to Eliminating No Shows in Healthcare Organizations.
Stephen E. Dannenbaum is an experienced healthcare leader with expertise in clinical operations, quality management, and strategic planning. He has over 25 years of experience leading large behavioral health and integrated medical programs. Currently, he is the Vice President of Behavioral Health and Clinical Integration at UnitedHealthcare Military and Veterans, where he leads behavioral health network development and integrated care programs.
This document discusses workforce challenges facing HRSA, health centers, and managing primary care needs. It provides an overview of HRSA priorities and programs, the populations served by HRSA funding, and HRSA's presence in Colorado. It also summarizes health center fundamentals, growth nationally and in Colorado from 2008-2012, and strategies to improve quality including partnerships, electronic health records adoption, patient-centered medical home recognition, and meeting clinical outcome goals. Challenges of workforce recruitment and retention as well as strategies to address them through partnerships are also outlined.
The USAID Health Finance and Governance project helps improve health in developing countries by expanding access to healthcare. Led by Abt Associates, the project works with partner countries to increase domestic health funding, better manage resources, and make wise purchasing decisions. In Nigeria, the project collaborated with government and partners from 2012-2018 to address challenges like underfunding, donor reliance, and weak governance. Key accomplishments included expanding an innovative mobile technology to improve TB response, increasing domestic funding for HIV and primary healthcare, establishing state health insurance schemes, and enhancing multisectoral collaboration around health financing reform.
The Biggest Healthcare Trends of 2019 and What's to Come in 2020Health Catalyst
In our Healthcare Outlook for 2019 webinar, Stephen Grossbart, PhD, and Bobbi Brown, MBA, shared their predictions for the biggest trends of the year. Which predictions panned out and which didn’t? View this webinar as Stephen takes a look back at 2019 and makes his forecast for 2020.
So, what did happen in 2019? Following the 2018 midterm elections, we predicted a divided Congress would not pass policies to strengthen or weaken the Affordable Care Act (ACA). We were right. Meanwhile, Democratic presidential candidates debated the extent to which they would support Medicare for All. Insurance costs continued to rise, breaking $20,000 annually for families with employer-sponsored coverage, and CMS continued to support payment policies rewarding quality and interoperability as part of their payment policy.
Join Stephen as he looks in the rearview mirror at these important issues and how they impacted the healthcare industry in 2019 and then gazes into the crystal ball to predict the trends that will most impact healthcare in 2020. In this webinar, Stephen discusses the following topics and more:
• The continued focus on price transparency.
• Congress’ efforts to control prescription drug costs.
• Policies that may change the future of ACOs.
• What to expect going into the 2020 election year.
The document summarizes initiatives by several states to implement patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs) and shared care teams through Medicaid programs. It discusses how states like Alabama, Maine, Vermont, and New York have established networks, teams, or "pods" to provide support to primary care practices in order to help them function as medical homes. These support systems receive per-member-per-month payments from Medicaid and other payers. The document also covers initiatives to implement health homes for high-need patients and use of health information technology.
Healing Hands Clinic : Success Story of India's Best Piles, Fissure and Fistu...HealingHands3
Healing Hands Clinic (HHC) is a certified center of excellence for Piles, Fissure, and Fistula treatment in India. Our branches are present at Pune, Mumbai, Nashik, Banglore, Hyderabad, Jaipur, and Dubai. Each of the clinics has Internationally recognized surgeons and state-of-the-art facilities to provide holistic treatment for all.
To date, more than 1.5 lakh patients have been satisfactorily treated for their diseases at Healing Hands Clinic. A maximum number of Stapler surgeries in Asia has been performed at all the centers of HHC. The country’s first Laser Haemorrhoidoplasty ( LHP ) was performed at HHC.
Healthcare Consumerism and Cost: Dispelling the Myth of Price TransparencyHealth Catalyst
This document discusses healthcare consumerism and the myth of price transparency. It notes that while consumers want simple, clear, and actionable price information, finding such information is challenging. Regulations now require hospitals to provide pricing information, but hospitals often struggle to understand their own costs. The document outlines factors that have historically impacted hospitals and discusses how advanced cost accounting can help hospitals better understand their true costs and align prices with costs to improve transparency. It concludes by asking attendees if they would like to enter a drawing or learn more about Health Catalyst's products and services.
Welcome to customers and partners, we’re glad to see you back. And to you all who are new to the family, we have many exciting updates to share that show our deep commitment to health and social programs. We hope you’ll want to join in.
Presented by: John Hearne, IBM General Manager Smarter Care & Social Programs
Healthcare insurance companies spent $5 million on marketing to consumers in 2014. They are learning from successful retail strategies used by private health exchanges and US corporations. Healthcare payers need to reduce costs wherever possible and form care delivery partnerships with retailers and providers of virtual medicine and wellness services to improve customer service and generate revenue.
CareSync 1099 Medical Sales Opportunity !
JOIN US Thursday, Nov 17, 2016 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EST to learn about the 1099 Chronic Care Medical Sales Opportunity with CareSync, the leading provider of technology & services for care coordination & chronic disease management. Platform provides in combination with our 24/7 nursing services facilitates care coordination for patients, their providers, family,& caregivers.
Check out the CareSync Slideshare to learn more about chronic care management. J
Join the Conference Call THURSDAY , Nov 17th 1:30 pm ( ET)
Call (213) 929-4232
Access Code: 226-975-231
The Health Finance and Governance project works with countries to improve health systems and expand access to healthcare. In Ghana, the project worked with the National Health Insurance Authority to make the National Health Insurance Scheme more sustainable and effective. This included developing dashboards to monitor enrollment and claims data, conducting research to examine challenges, and laying the groundwork for capitation payments to primary care providers. The project helped institutionalize processes for using evidence to guide decision-making and reform policies to strengthen Ghana's progress toward universal health coverage.
Las autoridades de Serba y San Luis Agua explicaron problemas en el suministro de agua debido a las crecidas en los ríos luego de las tormentas. La turbidez en el agua cruda aumentó significativamente por la acumulación de sedimentos en el Dique Antonio Esteban Agüero. Esto requirió reducir el caudal entregado para evitar dañar las plantas potabilizadoras. La situación podría durar varios días hasta que se estabilice la calidad del agua.
1) The external wall is 2.03m long and 2.9m high with half brick thickness and reinforced concrete every fourth course.
2) The working area of the wall is 22.16 square meters.
3) The wall includes an approved bitumen damp proof course 250mm wide and weighing not less than 3.8kg per square meter on the half brick wall.
Las máquinas de vapor convierten la energía térmica del agua hirviendo en energía mecánica utilizando el vapor generado. El vapor se produce al hacer hervir agua en una caldera mediante la combustión de carbón y se dirige a una cámara de vapor para alimentar los elementos motrices de la máquina. Thomas Newcomen inventó la primera máquina de vapor práctica en 1705.
Mary Pettengill has experience in jewelry design, repair, and retail work. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from East Carolina University in 2014 with a concentration in metal art and jewelry design. She has held various jobs in customer service, food service, and retail since graduating. Her experience includes clerical work at a jewelry repair shop, serving at restaurants, cashier work at a deli, and security roles at concerts and art exhibitions.
This document lists various plumbing fixtures and renewable energy systems including rain water collection type 2, solar hot water system type 1, wall mounted mixer, electric water closet type 2, and solar hot water system type 4.
São Paulo é uma metrópole cosmopolita e multicultural que sediará seis jogos da Copa do Mundo de 2014, incluindo a partida de abertura. A cidade começou como uma vila fundada em 1554 e cresceu com a industrialização no século 19, recebendo imigrantes de todo o mundo. O futebol faz parte da cultura paulistana desde 1894 e três grandes times, Corinthians, Palmeiras e São Paulo, dominam o esporte local.
El documento expresa gratitud hacia Jesús por haberlo encontrado y salvado. El autor dice que ahora conoce el camino hacia Jesús y su amor, que era pequeño pero ha crecido. Jesús ahora guía la vida del autor y nadie más puede medir su afecto.
Este documento presenta un resumen de 3 oraciones de la fábula "El sapo y el urubú" de Ciro Alegría. Cuenta la historia de un sapo vanidoso que se esconde en la guitarra de un urubú para viajar al cielo de los animales sin que se dé cuenta. En la fiesta el sapo se burla del urubú, pero al regresar el urubú se venga haciendo que el sapo caiga de la guitarra y golpee su lomo.
El documento es una oración dirigida a Dios como Padre en la que el autor se entrega completamente a la voluntad divina, aceptando lo que Dios quiera para él sin condiciones y con infinita confianza y amor, pues Dios es su Padre.
Este poema expresa la fe del autor en Dios y su esperanza en la salvación y el perdón que provienen de Él. El autor le ruega al Señor que escuche su voz y su súplica, y reconoce que si Dios lleva cuenta de los delitos, nadie podría resistir, pero que de Él procede el perdón. El autor y Israel aguardan al Señor con esperanza, sabiendo que la misericordia, redención y perdón de Dios están por venir.
El documento es una oración que expresa el deseo del autor de buscar solo a Dios, al igual que la cierva busca las corrientes de agua. Repite que no buscará en otros lugares como el internet, la televisión o las modas, sino que solo buscará a Dios, porque Él está dentro del autor.
Este poema habla sobre la calma del alma y la bondad de Dios. El autor expresa gratitud hacia Dios por escuchar su voz y salvarlo cuando estaba en peligro de muerte, lleno de tristeza y angustia. El poema celebra que Dios es benigno, justo y compasivo, y que salva a los sencillos.
The USAID Health Finance and Governance project, led by Abt Associates, works with developing countries to improve health systems. It helps countries increase domestic health funding, better manage those resources, and make wise purchasing decisions. The project provides technical assistance to over 40 countries in areas like improving health financing, governance, management systems, and measuring universal health coverage. In Mali, the project worked with the Ministry of Health from 2015-2018 to address challenges and strengthen the health system through activities like assessing the system, building stakeholder consensus on priorities, improving use of health financing data, and increasing public-private sector engagement.
This document describes best practices for strengthening community health information systems in Kenya. It discusses how the MEASURE Evaluation PIMA project provided support to the Community Health Services Unit. Key activities included:
1) Conducting a baseline assessment that identified needs to improve data quality, timeliness of reporting, and data use.
2) Developing partnerships to coordinate stakeholders and create monitoring and evaluation tools, standards, and guidelines.
3) Supporting community units and establishing Centers of Excellence to build skills for community health committees and workers, conduct learning visits, and promote data-driven community action.
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2015 Accomplishments in Integrated Healthcare for DWMHA (Recovered)
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Mission
To facilitate and create an infrastructure for coordinated and integrated mental health, substance use,
and physical health care for persons with serious persistent mental illness (SPMI)/Co-occurring mental
illness and substance use disorders, intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD), and serious
emotional disturbances (SED).
Vision
DWMHA Consumers will be able to enter at any door and receive recovery oriented services and
supports from health care professionals who are welcoming and trained to deliver integrated health
care that meets their mental health, substance use, and physical health care needs.
Overview
The DWMHA Integrated Healthcare Department has collaborated with other Departments of
DWMHA for several accomplishments over the past year to advance the infrastructure of DWMHA in
support of an integrated delivery system. The accomplishments are in the following areas:
I. Standardized Integrated Bio-Psychosocial Assessment (BPS)
August 15, 2015 was the implementation date of the standard Bio-Psycho-Social
Assessment (BPS) in the EMR’s of MCPNs and Providers in the DWMHA network. With
the Dual-Eligible Project we recognized the BPS as the "Level-2" intake assessment to be
completed with a referral from the Integrated Care Organizations (ICOs). Our first step
was to develop the BPS in MHWIN so that we had at least one shared system for the
Providers to access the document. PCE has been busy delivering the new BPS Assessment
in EMRs for their client’s systems.
The implementation of the "Behavioral Health-TEDs" (BH-TEDs) record is a project that is
being driven by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and
DWMHA Information Technology Department. The BPS document collects some of the
BH-TEDs data and is also one of the triggering events for the submission of the BH-TEDs
record from the Providers and MCPNs. For these reasons the implementation of the BH-
TEDs project was linked to the delivery of the BPS Assessment. In addition, a “standard”
form presents a consistent representation across DWMHA in Care Coordination with
Physical Healthcare.
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II. Coordination with Primary Care Providers/Levels of Integration in Behavioral Health
Centers
DWMHA Integrated Healthcare Department has worked diligently with providers to
increase the level of integrated healthcare delivery. Thirteen (13) comprehensive provider
have primary care provider presence on site to address the physical health needs of their
consumers with chronic medical needs. Seventy five percent (75%) of the comprehensive
behavioral health providers are at a level four (4). Level four means primary care and
behavioral health providers share the same facility and have some of the same systems in
common. Face-to-face communication or shared treatment plans may occur. Next steps
are to improve the actual practice of integrating primary care needs into the person centered
planning process in behavioral health.
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III. The Integrated Care Capability in Behavioral Health Treatment instrument
(ICCBHT) aims to assess the extent to which mental health service providers provide their
consumers with integrated/coordinated care. Developed by Martena Reed and Detroit
Wayne Mental Health Authority.
a. Approximately ninety-five percent 95% of providers (MI, IDD, SUD) were trained and
implemented the DWMHA Integrated Healthcare Capability in Behavioral Health
Treatment Tool. The results from providers that implemented the ICCBHT indicate
that providers review of their level of integration at a slightly higher level compared to
the SAMHSA level of care integration.
b. To further support all providers in their journey to implementing integrated healthcare
practices DWMHA Clinical Practice Improvement Department supported the
development of the Integrated Health Care Tool Kit.
The Integrated Healthcare Tool Kit for providers to deliver integrated care:
http://www.dwmha.com/Portals/0/Documents/IntegrationOfCare/2015-05-
26_Tool%20Kit%20Format%20V2.0-sw.edits-052115.pdf
IV. DWMHA Integrated Healthcare Learning Collaborative- DWMHA held several
Integrated Healthcare Learning Collaborative for DWMHA Providers, facilitated by the
National Council. The purpose of the Learning Collaborative is to assist our providers:
a. Understand elements of the MI Health Link Program and performance of providers
b. Update on the progress of DWMHA Integrated Healthcare Initiative
c. How to use the results of the Integrated Care Capability in Behavioral Health
Treatment Assessment Tool
d. How to use MI Care Connect to support integrated healthcare delivery
e. Sharing of information and refinement of organization goals toward advancing its
level of integrated healthcare delivery
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V. Coordination with Medicaid Health Plans, MCPNs and PIHPs
DWMHA Integrated Healthcare staff are actively engaged with six (6) of eight (8)
Medicaid Health Plans (MHP) in Wayne County. The expected outcomes of this data
sharing and care coordination project are: Improved Gaps in Care; Reduction in Inpatient
utilization and cost; Reduction in ER utilization and cost; Improve care coordination.
DWMHA, MCPNs and Providers work collaboratively with the MHPs to address high ER
utilizers that have behavioral health diagnosis and consumers who have not had an office
visit within the last 12 months and other gaps in care. CMT population health tools have
been used to support coordination of care with Medicaid Health Plans (see chart below).
The following chart describes outcomes related to utilization costs.
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VI. Care Connect/Adult Mental Health Block Grant Achievement- DWMHA was awarded
the Adult Mental Health Block Grant to support the development and implementation of a
health information exchange, MI Care Connect, that will provide secure technological
platform where providers have easy access to both physical and behavioral health encounter
and medication data for Medicaid enrollees. MI Care Connect supports the CMS ”Triple
Aim: ” Improving the patient experience of care (including quality and satisfaction);
Improving the health of population; Reducing the per capita cost of health care. DWMHA
Integrated Healthcare and Information Technology staff have successfully accomplished
the following:
1. Rolled out of MI Care Connect to providers and MCPNs.
2. Successfully integrated data into MI Care Connect from Care Connect 360,
Medicaid physical and behavioral health encounter data. Successfully engaged Care
Management Technologies (CMT) that provides analytical tools for individual and
population care management.
3. DWMHA standardized assessment documents documents (Biopsychosocial
assessment, SIS, LOCUS) have been successfully loaded into MHWIN from the
provider organization’s electronic health record.
4. Staged roll-out in the 4th
quarter to a set of six (6) “Early Adopter” Providers. Data
Use Agreements, user IDs, and passwords have been created for six (6) early
adopter organizations. User IDs and passwords have been provided to
approximately 100 behavioral health clinicians. The users represent ACT teams, MI
Health Link Case Managers and Supports Coordinators, and Integrated Care Teams
with Primary Care Providers.
5. Identifies early adopter provider organizations. The organizations invited
represented providers that are at a variety of integrated healthcare levels and
disability populations. Providers were asked to identify teams that will use MI
Care Connect. Providers that partner with FQHCs are included in the early adopter
group. Clinicians are using MI Care Connect in the morning huddles, during
intakes, and population based health management. MI Care Connect is being
refined to be more user friendly. The Care Team functionality is being tested with
the Early Adopter group.
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VII. Implementation of the MI Health Link Program (Integrated Care for Persons with
Medicare and Medicaid)
As of November 30, 2015, DWMHA has received approximately 3,522 Level I referrals
from five (5) ICOs. DWMHA is considered a PIHP leader in the MI Health Link Program
in Michigan. DWMHA Integrated Healthcare staff continue to work with contracted and
non-contracted providers to train on the MI Health Link program, provide technical
assistance in completing the Level 2 Assessment, and continue to work with the ICOs to
improve the processes for the MI Health Link program and improve the health outcomes for
the enrollees. DWMHA has taken lead in implementing the Behavioral Health Consent
form for the exchange of 42 CFR Part 2 data. The electronic exchange of health
information for referrals between the ICOs and the PIHP is functioning well. The
following charts that provide analysis of eligible persons in Region #7 Wayne County and
those actually enrolled in the MI Health Link Program:
DWMHA staff has provided continued stay reviews and transition of care services to
approximately 444 MI Health Link inpatient admissions. Ninety-one percent (91%) of
discharges have been connected with outpatient services within seven (7) days of discharge.
Twenty-one (21%) of admissions were readmitted within thirty (30) days of initial
discharge. DWMHA Integrated Healthcare staff continue to work intensively with the ICO
Care Coordinators, MCPNs, and contracted providers to reduce readmissions.
Duplicate/
Misdirected
Referral to
PIHP, 1,299
, 37%
Not Linked
to
Consumer,
153 , 4%
Pending
Screening,
58 , 2%
Not able to
Contact/Decli
ned PIHP
Serices at
Access, 534 ,
15%
Pending
Level 2
Assessment
, 199 , 6%
Not able to
Contact/De
clined PIHP
Serices at
Level II
Provider,
173 , 5%
Sent to ICO,
1,106 , 31%
MI Health Link- Status of All ICOs Referrals
from Start of Program - November 30,
2015
N=3,522
0
100
200
300
400
500 444
403
94
MI Health Link- Inpatient Admissions and
Transitions of Care Activity from Start of
Program through November 30, 2015
Admissions
91%
21%
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VIII. Summary Accomplishments in Integrated Healthcare at DWMHA
Implementation of the MI Health Link Program
Increased Level Of Integrated Healthcare Delivery- DWMHA Providers to 75 %
Case To Care Management Training
DWMHA Integrated Healthcare Learning Collaborative Meetings
Data Sharing Care Coordination Project with Medicaid Health Plans- Improved
Outcomes and Savings
MI Care Connect/ Health Information Exchange
Integrated the Provision of SUD Treatment, Prevention, and Recovering Services
Standardized Integrated Processes & Assessments- Including SUD Providers
IX. Future Goals
1. Develop in implement departmental practices and policies that meet NCQA standards
2. Continue to improve the delivery of integrated health care with providers in the
development of care plans and care coordination.
3. Continue to managed the implementation of the MI Health Link program and improve
the outcomes of care and service utilizations.