The document provides an overview of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) enacted in 2010 to reform the US healthcare system. It summarizes that the PPACA expands coverage through initiatives like the individual mandate, health insurance exchanges, and Medicaid expansion. It also includes market reforms and patient protections, and transforms the underlying delivery system through provisions promoting primary care, prevention, quality improvement, and workforce initiatives. Implementation of the many PPACA provisions will continue through 2014 and beyond, and the law may face attempts at repeal or amendment from the larger Republican Congress.
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act provides incentives for healthcare providers to adopt electronic health records. It aims to improve healthcare quality, reduce costs, and advance the use of health IT. The HITECH Act strengthens privacy and security protections for patient health information and requires notifications for breaches. It also provides guidelines for implementing electronic health records and exchanging patient information.
This document discusses FOLIO's support for linked data and plans to enhance it. Currently, FOLIO only supports the MARC format for source record storage but plans to support additional metadata formats like Dublin Core, VRAcore and PBCore in 2023-2025. It also plans to support entity-based data models and interchange with linked open data, including BIBFRAME. There is discussion of building out a linked data SRS or connecting to an external one. The document explores options for external linked data editing and storage and integrating with an entity management application. It proposes a prototype integrating the Sinopia linked data editor and QA lookups with FOLIO to advance linked data work.
Digital health care technology is transforming hospitals. While technology offers opportunities to improve quality, safety and efficiency, fully digitizing healthcare and replacing clinical judgement with algorithms is still a long way off. Hospitals need to focus on using technology to support, not replace, clinicians. Success requires balancing the needs of people, processes and technology, and managing risks from unintended consequences and legal compliance issues. The ultimate goal remains providing high quality, patient-centered care.
The HITECH Act created standards for electronic health records and health information exchanges to improve healthcare quality and efficiency. It established the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and committees to develop interoperability standards. It provides incentive payments for doctors and hospitals that meaningfully use certified EHR technology. It also allocates grants to support state health IT programs and loan funds to help providers adopt EHRs. The act aims to improve privacy and security of electronic health information.
The Biggest Barriers to Healthcare InteroperabilityHealth Catalyst
Improving healthcare interoperability is a top priority for health systems today. Fundamental problems around improving interoperability include standardization of terminology and normalization of data to those standards. And, the volume of data healthcare IT systems produce exacerbates these problems.
While interoperability regulations focus on trying to make it easy to find and exchange patient data across multiple organizations and HIEs, the legislation’s lack of fine print and aggressive implementation timelines nearly ensures the proliferation of existing interoperability problems. This article discusses the biggest barriers to interoperability, possible solutions to interoperability problems, and why it matters.
An overview of the interoperability standard - Health Level 7
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for
MI 224: Coding, Classification, and Terminology in Medicine
MS Health Informatics
UP Manila College of Medicine
Full lecture with narration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjUy6k328gk
The HITECH Act provides incentives to increase adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) by physicians and hospitals. It aims to improve privacy and security of patient health information by reducing risks of unauthorized access to paper records. The Act defines security and breach requirements and provides up to $44,000 per physician and $11 million per hospital in Medicare/Medicaid incentives through 2015 for those demonstrating meaningful use of certified EHRs, including electronic prescribing and exchange of clinical information. Physicians and hospitals must meet usage guidelines or face penalties after 2015.
The document provides an introduction and overview of HL7, including:
- HL7 is a protocol for exchanging healthcare data between systems that defines messages and procedures for exchanging them.
- It aims to enable interoperability between different healthcare IT systems.
- HL7 messages are composed of segments, fields, and components that provide specific types of patient, clinical, or administrative data.
- Common HL7 messages are used for admissions, discharges, patient registration, orders, results, and other clinical and administrative workflows.
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act provides incentives for healthcare providers to adopt electronic health records. It aims to improve healthcare quality, reduce costs, and advance the use of health IT. The HITECH Act strengthens privacy and security protections for patient health information and requires notifications for breaches. It also provides guidelines for implementing electronic health records and exchanging patient information.
This document discusses FOLIO's support for linked data and plans to enhance it. Currently, FOLIO only supports the MARC format for source record storage but plans to support additional metadata formats like Dublin Core, VRAcore and PBCore in 2023-2025. It also plans to support entity-based data models and interchange with linked open data, including BIBFRAME. There is discussion of building out a linked data SRS or connecting to an external one. The document explores options for external linked data editing and storage and integrating with an entity management application. It proposes a prototype integrating the Sinopia linked data editor and QA lookups with FOLIO to advance linked data work.
Digital health care technology is transforming hospitals. While technology offers opportunities to improve quality, safety and efficiency, fully digitizing healthcare and replacing clinical judgement with algorithms is still a long way off. Hospitals need to focus on using technology to support, not replace, clinicians. Success requires balancing the needs of people, processes and technology, and managing risks from unintended consequences and legal compliance issues. The ultimate goal remains providing high quality, patient-centered care.
The HITECH Act created standards for electronic health records and health information exchanges to improve healthcare quality and efficiency. It established the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and committees to develop interoperability standards. It provides incentive payments for doctors and hospitals that meaningfully use certified EHR technology. It also allocates grants to support state health IT programs and loan funds to help providers adopt EHRs. The act aims to improve privacy and security of electronic health information.
The Biggest Barriers to Healthcare InteroperabilityHealth Catalyst
Improving healthcare interoperability is a top priority for health systems today. Fundamental problems around improving interoperability include standardization of terminology and normalization of data to those standards. And, the volume of data healthcare IT systems produce exacerbates these problems.
While interoperability regulations focus on trying to make it easy to find and exchange patient data across multiple organizations and HIEs, the legislation’s lack of fine print and aggressive implementation timelines nearly ensures the proliferation of existing interoperability problems. This article discusses the biggest barriers to interoperability, possible solutions to interoperability problems, and why it matters.
An overview of the interoperability standard - Health Level 7
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for
MI 224: Coding, Classification, and Terminology in Medicine
MS Health Informatics
UP Manila College of Medicine
Full lecture with narration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjUy6k328gk
The HITECH Act provides incentives to increase adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) by physicians and hospitals. It aims to improve privacy and security of patient health information by reducing risks of unauthorized access to paper records. The Act defines security and breach requirements and provides up to $44,000 per physician and $11 million per hospital in Medicare/Medicaid incentives through 2015 for those demonstrating meaningful use of certified EHRs, including electronic prescribing and exchange of clinical information. Physicians and hospitals must meet usage guidelines or face penalties after 2015.
The document provides an introduction and overview of HL7, including:
- HL7 is a protocol for exchanging healthcare data between systems that defines messages and procedures for exchanging them.
- It aims to enable interoperability between different healthcare IT systems.
- HL7 messages are composed of segments, fields, and components that provide specific types of patient, clinical, or administrative data.
- Common HL7 messages are used for admissions, discharges, patient registration, orders, results, and other clinical and administrative workflows.
The document discusses the requirements of HIPAA for protecting patient privacy and securing their health information, including mandates for training and documentation, increased penalties for violations, and rights for patients to access electronic health records; it also outlines the entities covered by HIPAA, defines protected health information, and reviews standards for its use and disclosure for treatment, payment, and healthcare operations.
While E-health is based on networked I-C-T devices of the humans, operated by the humans for human healthcare and wellness, IOMT is a network of the ‘smart-devices’, operated by the devices for human healthcare and wellness. An estimated 160 million smart medical devices are expected to be connected in 2020. This number will increase exponentially. We need to be prepared for the disruptive influence of IOMT on the present-day healthcare paradigm. A major concern is the sheer magnitude of digital healthcare data generated by IOMT. Are we creating a "Digital Black hole" is a question for deep introspection.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is shaping and reshaping every industry under the sun. The Healthcare industry is not any exception.
In this presentation, I have discussed the basics of AI as well as how it is being used in various branches of the healthcare industry. I presented this topic in my departmental seminar in October 2021 and received appreciation as well as positive feedback in this regard.
This document is a health insurance claim form for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois. It provides instructions for completing the form to submit a claim for health insurance reimbursement. It notes that providing false information is fraudulent. It requests information about the patient, primary policy holder, and any other applicable insurance. It also provides examples of the type of information and documentation needed for different types of medical bills to ensure proper processing and reimbursement of claims.
Use of Electronic Health Record Data in Clinical Investigation Guidance for I...Sungpil Han
This document provides guidance on using electronic health record (EHR) data in clinical investigations regulated by the FDA. It recommends that sponsors assess EHR data quality and ensure data integrity. EHRs can provide real-time patient data if interoperable with electronic data capture systems through standards. Best practices include ensuring data is attributable, legible, contemporaneous, original, and accurate. Sponsors should describe intended EHR use and electronic data flow. EHR data modifications require an audit trail. Informed consent is needed for entities accessing EHRs. Recordkeeping and retention requirements apply to EHR source documents used in investigations.
The document provides an overview of electronic medical records (EMRs), including their key components and benefits. It discusses how EMRs work, allowing patients to create and access their own medical records electronically from anywhere. Medical information is stored digitally and can be shared securely between providers. EMRs improve care quality by facilitating access to complete patient histories and enabling features like clinical decision support, electronic ordering, and reminders for preventative care. Overall, EMRs increase efficiency, coordination, and safety of healthcare delivery.
Public Laboratory LOINC Workshop and Committee Meeting documents the origins and growth of LOINC as a universal standard for clinical observations and laboratory results. It discusses how LOINC provides a common language for information exchange and how its open model has led to widespread international adoption and translations. Large healthcare organizations around the world have implemented LOINC to facilitate interoperability across hundreds of systems.
The document discusses information and communication technology (ICT) in healthcare. It begins with an introduction to the speaker, Nawanan Theera-Ampornpunt, which includes their background and credentials. The presentation then discusses various aspects of digitizing healthcare, including what constitutes a "smart hospital" compared to just a digital or paperless hospital. Key points are that a smart hospital focuses on using technology and information to improve quality, safety, efficiency and other aspects of patient care. The presentation also covers why healthcare needs ICT, examples of health IT tools, and the importance of standards to enable information exchange and interoperability between different healthcare providers and systems.
This document proposes an integrated EMR, business, and HR system for New Century Wellness Group to improve inefficient paper-based processes. The current system relies too heavily on overworked staff and is prone to errors. The proposed system would streamline scheduling, medical records, billing, payroll, and other processes. It would include an EMR, CPOE, and CDSS to support providers and improve patient care. The system is designed to address the growing needs of New Century as they plan to expand to a new location.
The document provides guidance on confidentiality and when confidential information can be disclosed without patient consent under UK law and General Medical Council guidelines. It discusses the duty of confidentiality doctors have toward patient information, but notes there are exceptions where information can be disclosed to protect others from serious harm or death. Specific scenarios addressed include informing police if a sex offender does not intend to register their address as required, providing information for a case review investigating child abuse even if the family does not consent, and notifying licensing authorities if a patient's medical condition like a serious mental illness may impair their ability to drive. The document aims to help doctors balance patient confidentiality with protecting public safety.
This presentation discusses how to comply with HIPAA and HITECH privacy laws. Learn key terms such as Protected Health Information, the Privacy Rule and the Security Rule as well as major changes brought by HIPAA and HITECH.
The document discusses an electronic health record (EHR) system that aims to provide a comprehensive lifetime medical record for patients. It describes the key components of an EHR including demographics, medical history, examinations, investigations, diagnoses, treatments, and the ability to view trends over time. The EHR aims to store data in a structured way for analysis while maintaining usability.
Top 7 Healthcare Trends and Challenges for 2015 - From Our Financial ExpertHealth Catalyst
As the healthcare industry moves closer to value-based care, there are a lot of projections about the changes that will occur in 2015. This article discusses seven of the top trends the industry is focused on: (1) physicians start to feel the financial impact of CMS’s rules; (2) the use of technology in healthcare is exploding; (3) financial viability is a key concern for CEOs; (4) reducing exposure to risk performance is becoming more important; (5) interest in population health management continues to grow; (6) outcomes improvements will continue to increase; and (7) collaboration between providers and payers will increase.
Digital health technologies like electronic health records (EHRs) aim to make healthcare delivery more efficient, timely and effective. However, simply implementing technology for its own sake is not enough - technology must be used to truly transform clinical processes and improve patient outcomes. A "smart hospital" focuses on using information and digital tools to enhance clinical decision-making and support high quality care, rather than just replacing paper records. Health IT should help humans perform better rather than replace them.
This document provides an overview of diagnosis codes (ICD-10-CM), Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes, and how to handle denials related to invalid or missing codes. It discusses the history and purpose of diagnosis codes, how CPT codes are organized and updated annually, and steps to take if a code is found to be incorrect, such as sending to coding for correction or reprocessing a denial.
AI in Healthcare: From Hype to Impact (updated)Mei Chen, PhD
This document summarizes a workshop presentation on AI in healthcare. It begins by discussing the hype around AI and how it has not yet delivered many results. It then outlines some challenges to using AI in healthcare like a lack of understanding of what AI can do, poor implementation strategies, and a shortage of trained workforce. The objectives of the workshop are then stated as understanding AI's real potential and how to invest wisely. Various AI technologies like machine learning, natural language processing, and voice technology are described. Key requirements for successful AI include understanding its limitations and developing a strategy to bring real value.
This document provides an overview of key aspects of HIPAA compliance for practice managers. It discusses the purpose and objectives of HIPAA privacy and security rules, protected health information, covered entities and business associates. It also summarizes the 2013 Omnibus Rule changes around disclosures, patient rights and business associates. Modifications to the Notice of Privacy Practices are outlined. Breach notification requirements for unsecured protected health information are summarized in 3 sentences or less.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is an area of computer science that creates intelligent machines that work like humans. Some key activities of AI include speech recognition, learning, planning, and problem solving. John McCarthy is considered the founder of AI. AI has many applications in healthcare, including virtual assistants for unsupervised and supervised learning as well as reinforcement learning. It also has physical applications through medical devices and robots for surgery and care delivery. AI provides benefits like reducing errors, speeding decisions, and assisting humans without emotions or breaks. However, it also has disadvantages like high costs, potential job loss, and an inability to think creatively or feel empathy.
The document provides an overview of key provisions and implementation timeline of the Affordable Health Choices Act. Some highlights include:
- Insurance market reforms like ending rescissions and pre-existing condition exclusions begin in 2010.
- Improved benefits like dependent coverage up to age 26, prevention coverage without cost sharing, and a temporary high risk pool also start in 2010.
- Medicare and Medicaid improvements such as filling the donut hole and primary care pay parity in Medicaid phase in between 2010-2019.
- Public health programs around community health centers, prevention, and the health workforce expand in 2010.
The document provides an overview of key provisions and implementation timeline of the Affordable Health Choices Act. Some highlights include:
- Insurance market reforms like ending rescissions and pre-existing condition exclusions begin in 2010.
- Improved benefits like dependent coverage up to age 26, prevention coverage without cost sharing, and a temporary high risk pool also start in 2010.
- Medicare and Medicaid improvements such as filling the donut hole and primary care pay parity in Medicaid phase in between 2010-2019.
- Public health programs around community health centers, prevention, and the health workforce expand in 2010.
The document discusses the requirements of HIPAA for protecting patient privacy and securing their health information, including mandates for training and documentation, increased penalties for violations, and rights for patients to access electronic health records; it also outlines the entities covered by HIPAA, defines protected health information, and reviews standards for its use and disclosure for treatment, payment, and healthcare operations.
While E-health is based on networked I-C-T devices of the humans, operated by the humans for human healthcare and wellness, IOMT is a network of the ‘smart-devices’, operated by the devices for human healthcare and wellness. An estimated 160 million smart medical devices are expected to be connected in 2020. This number will increase exponentially. We need to be prepared for the disruptive influence of IOMT on the present-day healthcare paradigm. A major concern is the sheer magnitude of digital healthcare data generated by IOMT. Are we creating a "Digital Black hole" is a question for deep introspection.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is shaping and reshaping every industry under the sun. The Healthcare industry is not any exception.
In this presentation, I have discussed the basics of AI as well as how it is being used in various branches of the healthcare industry. I presented this topic in my departmental seminar in October 2021 and received appreciation as well as positive feedback in this regard.
This document is a health insurance claim form for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois. It provides instructions for completing the form to submit a claim for health insurance reimbursement. It notes that providing false information is fraudulent. It requests information about the patient, primary policy holder, and any other applicable insurance. It also provides examples of the type of information and documentation needed for different types of medical bills to ensure proper processing and reimbursement of claims.
Use of Electronic Health Record Data in Clinical Investigation Guidance for I...Sungpil Han
This document provides guidance on using electronic health record (EHR) data in clinical investigations regulated by the FDA. It recommends that sponsors assess EHR data quality and ensure data integrity. EHRs can provide real-time patient data if interoperable with electronic data capture systems through standards. Best practices include ensuring data is attributable, legible, contemporaneous, original, and accurate. Sponsors should describe intended EHR use and electronic data flow. EHR data modifications require an audit trail. Informed consent is needed for entities accessing EHRs. Recordkeeping and retention requirements apply to EHR source documents used in investigations.
The document provides an overview of electronic medical records (EMRs), including their key components and benefits. It discusses how EMRs work, allowing patients to create and access their own medical records electronically from anywhere. Medical information is stored digitally and can be shared securely between providers. EMRs improve care quality by facilitating access to complete patient histories and enabling features like clinical decision support, electronic ordering, and reminders for preventative care. Overall, EMRs increase efficiency, coordination, and safety of healthcare delivery.
Public Laboratory LOINC Workshop and Committee Meeting documents the origins and growth of LOINC as a universal standard for clinical observations and laboratory results. It discusses how LOINC provides a common language for information exchange and how its open model has led to widespread international adoption and translations. Large healthcare organizations around the world have implemented LOINC to facilitate interoperability across hundreds of systems.
The document discusses information and communication technology (ICT) in healthcare. It begins with an introduction to the speaker, Nawanan Theera-Ampornpunt, which includes their background and credentials. The presentation then discusses various aspects of digitizing healthcare, including what constitutes a "smart hospital" compared to just a digital or paperless hospital. Key points are that a smart hospital focuses on using technology and information to improve quality, safety, efficiency and other aspects of patient care. The presentation also covers why healthcare needs ICT, examples of health IT tools, and the importance of standards to enable information exchange and interoperability between different healthcare providers and systems.
This document proposes an integrated EMR, business, and HR system for New Century Wellness Group to improve inefficient paper-based processes. The current system relies too heavily on overworked staff and is prone to errors. The proposed system would streamline scheduling, medical records, billing, payroll, and other processes. It would include an EMR, CPOE, and CDSS to support providers and improve patient care. The system is designed to address the growing needs of New Century as they plan to expand to a new location.
The document provides guidance on confidentiality and when confidential information can be disclosed without patient consent under UK law and General Medical Council guidelines. It discusses the duty of confidentiality doctors have toward patient information, but notes there are exceptions where information can be disclosed to protect others from serious harm or death. Specific scenarios addressed include informing police if a sex offender does not intend to register their address as required, providing information for a case review investigating child abuse even if the family does not consent, and notifying licensing authorities if a patient's medical condition like a serious mental illness may impair their ability to drive. The document aims to help doctors balance patient confidentiality with protecting public safety.
This presentation discusses how to comply with HIPAA and HITECH privacy laws. Learn key terms such as Protected Health Information, the Privacy Rule and the Security Rule as well as major changes brought by HIPAA and HITECH.
The document discusses an electronic health record (EHR) system that aims to provide a comprehensive lifetime medical record for patients. It describes the key components of an EHR including demographics, medical history, examinations, investigations, diagnoses, treatments, and the ability to view trends over time. The EHR aims to store data in a structured way for analysis while maintaining usability.
Top 7 Healthcare Trends and Challenges for 2015 - From Our Financial ExpertHealth Catalyst
As the healthcare industry moves closer to value-based care, there are a lot of projections about the changes that will occur in 2015. This article discusses seven of the top trends the industry is focused on: (1) physicians start to feel the financial impact of CMS’s rules; (2) the use of technology in healthcare is exploding; (3) financial viability is a key concern for CEOs; (4) reducing exposure to risk performance is becoming more important; (5) interest in population health management continues to grow; (6) outcomes improvements will continue to increase; and (7) collaboration between providers and payers will increase.
Digital health technologies like electronic health records (EHRs) aim to make healthcare delivery more efficient, timely and effective. However, simply implementing technology for its own sake is not enough - technology must be used to truly transform clinical processes and improve patient outcomes. A "smart hospital" focuses on using information and digital tools to enhance clinical decision-making and support high quality care, rather than just replacing paper records. Health IT should help humans perform better rather than replace them.
This document provides an overview of diagnosis codes (ICD-10-CM), Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes, and how to handle denials related to invalid or missing codes. It discusses the history and purpose of diagnosis codes, how CPT codes are organized and updated annually, and steps to take if a code is found to be incorrect, such as sending to coding for correction or reprocessing a denial.
AI in Healthcare: From Hype to Impact (updated)Mei Chen, PhD
This document summarizes a workshop presentation on AI in healthcare. It begins by discussing the hype around AI and how it has not yet delivered many results. It then outlines some challenges to using AI in healthcare like a lack of understanding of what AI can do, poor implementation strategies, and a shortage of trained workforce. The objectives of the workshop are then stated as understanding AI's real potential and how to invest wisely. Various AI technologies like machine learning, natural language processing, and voice technology are described. Key requirements for successful AI include understanding its limitations and developing a strategy to bring real value.
This document provides an overview of key aspects of HIPAA compliance for practice managers. It discusses the purpose and objectives of HIPAA privacy and security rules, protected health information, covered entities and business associates. It also summarizes the 2013 Omnibus Rule changes around disclosures, patient rights and business associates. Modifications to the Notice of Privacy Practices are outlined. Breach notification requirements for unsecured protected health information are summarized in 3 sentences or less.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is an area of computer science that creates intelligent machines that work like humans. Some key activities of AI include speech recognition, learning, planning, and problem solving. John McCarthy is considered the founder of AI. AI has many applications in healthcare, including virtual assistants for unsupervised and supervised learning as well as reinforcement learning. It also has physical applications through medical devices and robots for surgery and care delivery. AI provides benefits like reducing errors, speeding decisions, and assisting humans without emotions or breaks. However, it also has disadvantages like high costs, potential job loss, and an inability to think creatively or feel empathy.
The document provides an overview of key provisions and implementation timeline of the Affordable Health Choices Act. Some highlights include:
- Insurance market reforms like ending rescissions and pre-existing condition exclusions begin in 2010.
- Improved benefits like dependent coverage up to age 26, prevention coverage without cost sharing, and a temporary high risk pool also start in 2010.
- Medicare and Medicaid improvements such as filling the donut hole and primary care pay parity in Medicaid phase in between 2010-2019.
- Public health programs around community health centers, prevention, and the health workforce expand in 2010.
The document provides an overview of key provisions and implementation timeline of the Affordable Health Choices Act. Some highlights include:
- Insurance market reforms like ending rescissions and pre-existing condition exclusions begin in 2010.
- Improved benefits like dependent coverage up to age 26, prevention coverage without cost sharing, and a temporary high risk pool also start in 2010.
- Medicare and Medicaid improvements such as filling the donut hole and primary care pay parity in Medicaid phase in between 2010-2019.
- Public health programs around community health centers, prevention, and the health workforce expand in 2010.
ReadingsHealth Care Reform and Future PossibilitiesIntroduct.docxsodhi3
Readings
Health Care Reform and Future Possibilities
Introduction
Health care has undergone episodes of major change since the introduction of Medicare in the 1960s. All of these have resulted in fundamental changes in how health care providers were paid for services to Medicare patients and were swiftly followed by matching changes from independent insurance companies. The latest, and some might say the biggest, change since diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) were introduced in 1983 is the signing into law of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), on March 23, 2010. This law proposes to change the delivery of health care services by changing how providers are paid and what they are paid for. This module explores some of the key elements of PPACA and how health care providers are planning their changes in delivery processes and systems in response.
Major Elements of PPACA
The most significant elements of the PPACA legislation are scheduled to take place over several years. Congress still has the ability to modify some of these elements, so we will examine them with that in mind.
June 2010
Adults with pre-existing conditions were eligible to join a temporary high-risk insurance pool run by the federal government. This will be replaced by a health care exchange in 2014, which will provide access to insurance at affordable rates. Applicants must have a pre-existing health care condition and have been uninsured in the six months prior to application. Premiums will be set at rates for the general population rather than the high-risk premiums charged by insurance companies. Out-of-pocket costs will be limited to $5,950 for individuals and $11,900 for families.
July 2010
The government established the National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council, with the Surgeon General to act as chair of the council. This council will oversee the implementation of many of the PPACA elements and will disseminate recommendations to the health care community at large in regard to best practices in prevention and health promotion. As of fall 2010, little had yet been heard from this entity. However, the National Committee on Quality Assurance, which is a private entity dedicated to improving the quality of health care services, is providing best practices and quality measures for health care providers, especially hospitals.
September 2010
Insurance companies can no longer apply lifetime dollar limits on essential benefits for patients. In addition, children may be covered under their parents' insurance plan until they turn 26 years of age. This includes children not living at home, not listed as dependents on their parents' tax returns, not students, and children who are married. Further, no patients under 19 years of age with pre-existing conditions can be excluded from health care benefits based on the pre-existing conditions, and there can be no deductibles or copayments required for provision of preventive care measures and medic ...
The document provides an overview of healthcare reform under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (HCERA). It discusses key provisions including the expansion of Medicaid eligibility, establishment of health insurance exchanges, essential health benefits, and various delivery system reforms aimed at improving quality of care and reducing costs.
The Affordable Care Act is a comprehensive health reform law that was passed in 2010. It expands access to health insurance coverage through Medicaid expansion, health insurance exchanges, and prohibiting denial of coverage for pre-existing conditions. It also enhances Medicare benefits, provides consumer protections, and focuses on prevention, wellness, and public health. The law aims to increase the number of Americans with health insurance and decrease the cost of health care.
Are you ready for the upcoming 2014 provisions of the new healthcare reform act? Do you know what the implications are to you as a small or midsize company?
Our webinar will help you become familiar with upcoming requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Expect to learn the following and more:
What is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
How does an organization determine their 2014 cost to comply?
What should organizations be doing now to prepare?
Health Care Reform and Harm Reduction: Laura Hanen, Rachel McLean - HRC 2010Harm Reduction Coalition
A presentation by Laura Hanen (NASTAD) and Rachel McLean (California Department of Public Health) on what health care reform means for harm reduction and drug user health. Presented at the Harm Reduction Coalition's 8th National Conference, November 18-21, 2010 in Austin, Texas.
This document provides an overview of key elements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including who is covered, what is covered, who pays for coverage, and how to get covered. It discusses the goals of universal coverage and affordable health plans. It also outlines provisions such as health insurance exchanges, Medicaid expansion, essential health benefits, accountable care organizations, and impacts on employers and individuals.
Mental Health Policy - The Affordablle Care Act and Mental HealthDr. James Swartz
These slides are from a lecture describing some of the main provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) also known as the ACA or "Obamacare". Medicaid expansion and the health insurance exchanges are considered. Information on the status of ACA implementation is also presented.
The Obama Record 2009-2017 - Health CareJeremy Shih
The document summarizes the major provisions and impacts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) passed under President Obama after decades of failed attempts at health care reform. It outlines how the ACA expanded access to affordable health insurance through the creation of state health insurance exchanges, extended dependent coverage, prohibited denying coverage due to pre-existing conditions, and provided subsidies for low-income individuals. It also discusses how the ACA aimed to improve quality and lower costs through initiatives like accountable care organizations, reduced "donut hole" prescription drug costs for seniors, and increased transparency.
The document provides a summary of the top 10 things employers should know about health care reform. It outlines provisions such as the establishment of state-run health insurance exchanges in 2014 that will allow small businesses to pool resources. It also discusses an upcoming pay-or-play mandate requiring employers with over 50 employees to provide minimum health coverage or pay penalties, changes to FSAs and HSAs, and the availability of tax credits for small businesses that establish wellness programs. The summary emphasizes the importance for employers to stay informed as implementation details are still being determined.
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Assignment 1
Public Administration – The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
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Modern Public Administration
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The White House Issue: Health reforms
The Health Care Reforms are the best obsession for the United States, Majorly most of the American citizens who were responsible for originating the improvement found it helpful. Back in the year 2011, a countrywide crackdown was conducted as a way to oppose the frauds that were becoming a health concern, and the federal administration recovered almost $ 4.1 billion. The Health Care Improvement for capturing the healthcare frauds and scams allowed President Obama’s policy to enhance on strict penalties like compensation and fines. By providing the United States citizens with Patient Protection as well as, ACA (Affordable Care Act) was the ultimate presidential success for President Barack Obama (.whitehouse., 2014).
The public policy
As most of the leaders decided to adopt a firm stand with the many important issues within the American State, the essential point was the definition of the improvement of the Health Care in the United States by President Barack Obama and when discussing the fitness and care reform a lot of issues are put on focus.
The public policies are categorized into four groups which are the regulatory policy, the distributive policy, the redistributive policy and lastly the constituent policy. Every issue in the White House is organized it the way it is related to any of the four types of public systems (NCBI, 2016). The financial regime faces most of the significant issues, and many may need to be in a position to determine the problems which are related to funding system because some of these issues affect some of the American citizens.
Distributive policy as mentioned above, it is a policy that focuses on supporting the selected issues; the strategy that is behind the distributive health care is the local understanding and having a flexible organizational design. The idea of distribution is quite broad as it classifies distributive policy action towards including all the public processes that are responsible for developing as well as providing equitable access to the resources. In regards to the health issues, this may have financial aid for assisting the excluded to have access to the healthcare. Also, across funding aid to assist in the inside operations of the health institutions such as the combination of threats which enhances the inclusion of reasonably inadequate health services. Also, the appointment systems facilitate the secondary concern for the needy to access health services (Mackintosh, 2013). It also reduces the shifts regarding the fitness care regime in processes that will be able to satisfy and offer the proper access to those who are deprived by supporting the distributive promises that the government has made and having full access to healthcare services. In this kind of shift, the significant disadvantage is ...
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PPACA presentation
1. Overview of the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)
Adapted from a presentation given Saturday, November 6, 2010
to the Illinois Psychological Association
Doug Walter, J.D.,
Counsel for Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Government Relations, Practice
Organization, American Psychological Association
2. National Health Reform Landmarks
and Developments—2000s
• 2003—The Medicare Modernization Act adds a
prescription drug benefit to Medicare.
• 2006—The Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization
Act (HIMMA) to exempt small business coverage from most
state insurance laws defeated.
• 2009—The Health Insurance Technology for Economic and
Clinical Health Act (HITECH) enacted to encourage a
national electronic health records system.
• 2010—The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
(PPACA) enacted to reform the national healthcare system.
3. Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act (PPACA)—The 20,000 Foot View
Among other things, PPACA provides for:
New delivery systems
Market reforms
New insurer requirements
Tax law changes
Medicare and Medicaid reforms
Children’s and special populations’ reforms
New patient care models
Rural protections
Hospital and nursing home reforms
Prevention initiatives
Health care workforce initiatives
Quality reporting
Health research initiatives
Revenue provisions
And more
4. Many requirements do not fundamentally
alter the health care system
• Rather than providing coverage to all through a single
system, PPACA expands coverage through various targeted
initiatives.
• Instead of requiring integrated care throughout the system,
PPACA tests the concept through demonstration programs.
• Medicare and Medicaid are not transformed; rather, the
programs are expanded with technical issues addressed.
For example:
5. PPACA—From Pledge to Enactment
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Feb. 24, 2009: Pres. Obama pledges reform in his 1st address to Congress.
March 5, 2009: The White House holds its first health care summit.
April 21, 2009: Senate Finance Committee begins roundtable discussions to
formulate a reform bill.
July 15, 2009: Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee approves
its version of the health bill.
July 31, 2009: House Energy & Commerce is the third House committee, after
Education & Labor and Ways & Means,
to approve its version of health bill.
Oct. 13, 2009: Senate Finance
Committee approves its version.
Nov. 7, 2009: House passes the
Affordable Health Care for America Act
(H.R. 3962).
6. PPACA—From Pledge to Enactment
continued
Dec. 24, 2009: Senate passes the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
(H.R. 3590).
March 21, 2010: House passes PPACA and the Health Care and Education
Reconciliation Act.
March 23, 2010: President Obama signs PPACA.
March 25, 2010: The Reconciliation Act passes Senate with PPACA amendments.
The House agrees.
March 30, 2010: President Obama signs The
Reconciliation Act.
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7. APAPO’s Health Care Reform Priorities
1. Integrate mental/behavioral health with other health services.
2. Ensure access to mental/behavioral health prevention and
wellness services.
3. Develop and maintain a diverse psychology workforce.
4. Ensure access to psychologists’ services in benefit plans.
5. Eliminate disparities in mental health status and care.
6. Increase funding for basic and translational psychological and
behavioral research and training.
7. Include strong privacy protections in the development of health
information technology.
8. Enhance involvement of psychologists with consumers, families
and caregivers.
8. Details of PPACA
Three main parts/accomplishments:
• Expands Coverage
Builds on employer based system through individual mandate and employer
mandate
Health benefits exchanges
Expansion of CHIP and Medicaid
Targeted initiatives
• Provides Market Reforms and Patient
Protections
• Transforms the Underlying Delivery System
9. Details of PPACA: Expands Coverage
Individual mandate: Beginning 2014,
most U.S. citizens and legal residents
are required to have “minimum
essential coverage” or pay a tax
penalty.
Employer mandate: Effective 2014,
employers with 50 or more
employees that do not offer
essential minimum coverage must
pay a fee of $2,000 per employee,
excluding the first 30 employees.
10. Details of PPACA: Expands Coverage
Health Benefits Exchanges
Effective 2014, individuals without employer coverage, those opting out of
their employer coverage, and small employers (with under 100 employees)
may purchase coverage through a Health Benefits Exchange.
Essential benefits:
• preventive services rated A or B by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
• recommended immunizations
• preventive care for infants, children and adolescents
• additional preventive care and screenings for women.
Wellstone-Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equality Act (MHPAEA):
• MHPAEA means that financial requirements and treatment limitations for mental
health and substance use disorder benefits in qualified plans can be no more
restrictive than the requirements and limitations placed on medical/surgical
benefits.
11. Details of PPACA:
Expansion of CHIP and Medicaid
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Medicaid:
• Expanded to eligible individuals at or below 133% of the
federal poverty level.
• Mental health services must now be included as basic services,
rather than optional services in benchmark equivalent plans.
CHIP:
• Extended through 2015.
• Beginning in 2015, states will receive an increase in the federal
match rate up to 100%.
• States must maintain current income eligibility levels for children
in Medicaid and CHIP until 2019.
• CHIP-eligible children who are unable to enroll in the program
due to enrollment caps will be eligible for tax credits in state
Exchanges.
12. Targeted Initiatives to Expand Coverage
Details of PPACA: Expands Coverage
• Coverage of dependent children expanded- Age limit for
unmarried children raised to 26 years for all individual and
group health plans (including grandfathered plans).
• Reinsurance program beginning January 1, 2014 will provide
health coverage to retirees over age 55 who are not eligible for
Medicare. The program will reimburse employers for 80% of
retiree claims between $15,000 and $90,000.
• Funding for community health center National Health Service
Corps will be increased over five years beginning in 2011.
• Additional support provided for school-based health centers
and nurse-managed health clinics.
13. Details of PPACA: Market Reforms
and Patient Protections
Coverage
• Requires group and individual health plans to accept all employers and
individuals that apply for coverage and to renew coverage.
• Health plans may not establish eligibility rules based on health status
factors, including medical condition, claims experience, medical history,
and evidence of insurability.
• Health plans may not rescind coverage except in cases of fraud.
• Preexisting condition exclusions applied to children are prohibited
beginning September 23, 2010, and those applied to adults are
prohibited beginning January 1, 2014.
• Coverage waiting periods are limited to 90 days.
Premiums
• Premium rating may vary only by age (limited to a 3 to 1 ratio), rating
area, family composition, and tobacco use (1.5 to 1 ratio) in the
individual and group market and in the Exchange.
• Health plans must report to HHS the proportion of premium dollars
spent on clinical services and quality improvement, and provide a rebate
to enrollees if the amount of the enrollees’ premium spent on clinical
services and quality is less than 85% (large group) 80% (small group and
individual).
• Health plans must justify unusual premium increases. A state may
recommend to HHS that a health plan be excluded from its Exchange
based on unjustifiable premium increases.
Patient Cost-Sharing
• Deductibles for small group market health plans are limited to $2,000
individual/$4,000 family unless contributions are offered that offset
deductible amounts above these limits.
• Out-of-pocket limitations are imposed for individuals enrolled in
qualified health plans whose income is between 100-400% of the FPL.
• Group and individual health plans (including grandfathered plans) may
not place annual or lifetime limits on essential benefits coverage. HHS
determines what limits are acceptable prior to 2014.
Other Patient Protections
• Health plans must implement an effective process for coverage claims
and appeals.
• Health provider nondiscrimination—Prohibits health plans from
discriminating against health professionals from plan participation.
• Grants are provided to states to expand or establish ombudsman or
consumer assistance programs.
14. Details of PPACA: Transforms the
Underlying Delivery System
• Insurance Coverage Changes
• Promoting Primary and Integrated Care
• Prevention and Wellness
• Improving Quality
• Long-term Care
• Workforce
15. Promoting Primary and Integrated Care –
Private Healthcare System
• A new HHS demonstration program will provide grants to
eligible entities to establish community-based
interdisciplinary health teams to support primary care
practices and patient-centered medical homes.
Psychologists may participate in these health teams.
• A new community-based Collaborative Care Network
Program will support consortia of health providers,
including psychologists, to coordinate and integrate health
care services for low-income uninsured and underinsured
populations.
Details of PPACA: Transforms the
Underlying Delivery System
16. Details of PPACA: Transforms the
Underlying Delivery System
Prevention and Wellness—Targeted Initiative
• An HHS Preventive Services Task Force will review scientific
evidence related to effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of clinical
preventive services for the purpose of developing community
healthcare recommendations.
• A prevention and health promotion and education campaign to
raise public awareness of health improvement across life-span.
• A grant program to explore the delivery of evidence-based and
community-based prevention and wellness services to address
chronic disease rates and health disparities, especially in
rural/frontier areas.
• An Institute of Medicine conference on pain in order to increase the
recognition of pain as a significant public health problem.
• New funding for child obesity demonstration projects.
17. Details of PPACA: Transforms the
Underlying Delivery System
Improving Quality—Medicare Payment Reform
• Medicare value-based incentive payments will be made to hospitals that
meet specified performance standards.
• Hospitals will be subject to a Medicare payment adjustment penalty for
high rates of hospital acquired conditions.
• Medicare physician incentive payments under the quality reporting system
are extended; a penalty is imposed for unsatisfactory reporting (in 2015).
• HHS will establish a value-based payment modifier under the physician fee
schedule based on a quality to cost ratio.
• Long-term care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, and hospices,
starting 2014, will be required to submit data on specified quality measures.
• HHS will develop a plan to implement value-based purchasing for Medicare
payments for skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies and
ambulatory surgical centers.
18. PPACA—Implementation Timeline
By 2010:
• Review of Health Plan Premium
Increases
• Changes in Medicare Provider
Rates
• Medicaid and CHIP Payment
Advisory Commission
• Comparative Effectiveness
Research
• Prevention and Public Health
Fund
• Small Business Tax Credits
• Coordinating Care for Dual
Eligibles
• Medicaid Coverage for Childless
Adults
• Reinsurance Program for
Retiree Coverage
• Pre-existing Condition Insurance
Plan
• New Prevention Council
• Consumer Website
• Adult Dependent Coverage to Age
26
• Consumer Protections in
Insurance (prohibits lifetime
limits, rescinding coverage,
denying children coverage for pre-
existing conditions, restricts
annual limits)
• Insurance Plan Appeals Process
• Coverage of Preventive Benefits
• Health Centers and the National
Health Service Corps
• Health Care Workforce
Commission
• Medicaid Community-based
Services
19. PPACA—Implementation Timeline
By 2011:
• Minimum Medical Loss
Ratio for Insurers
• Medicare Payments for
Primary Care
• Medicare Prevention
Benefits
• Center for Medicare and
Medicaid Innovation
• Medicare Premiums for
Higher-Income
Beneficiaries
• Medicaid Health Homes
• Chronic Disease
Prevention in Medicaid
• Long-term Care CLASS Act
• National Quality Strategy
• Grants to Establish Wellness
Programs
• Teaching Health Centers
• Medical Malpractice Grants
• Funding for Health Insurance
Exchanges
• Graduate Medical Education
• Medicare Independent
Payment Advisory Board
• Medicaid Long-term Care
Services
20. PPACA—Implementation Timeline
By 2012:
• Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare
• Medicare Independence at Home Demonstration
• Medicare Provider Payment Changes
• Fraud and Abuse Prevention
• Medicaid Payment Demonstration Projects
• Health Care Disparities Data Collection
21. PPACA—Implementation Timeline
By 2014:
• Expanded Medicaid
Coverage
• Individual Requirement to
Have Insurance
• Free Choice Vouchers
• Health Insurance Exchanges
• Health Insurance Premium
and Cost Sharing Subsidies
• Guaranteed Availability of
Insurance
• No Annual Limits on
Coverage
• Essential Health Benefits
• Multi-State Health Plans
• Temporary Reinsurance
Program for Health Plans
• Basic Health Plan
• Employer Requirements
• Wellness Programs in
Insurance
• Fees on Health Insurance
Sector
• Medicare Independent
Payment Advisory Board
Report
22. PPACA—What to Expect in the coming months?
Lots of regulations to implement the statute.
23. PPACA—What to expect in the coming months?
With larger Republican Congressional caucus, there
could be calls for repeal or attempts to amend the law.
24. Additional Resources
• APA Practice Central:
http://www.apapracticecentral.org/advocacy/refor
m/patient-protection.aspx
• The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation:
http://healthreform.kff.org/
• Official Government Site:
http://www.healthcare.gov/
25. Doug Walter, J.D.
Legislative and Regulatory Counsel
Government Relations
Practice Organization
American Psychological Association
750 First St., N.E.
Washington, DC 20002-4242
(202) 336-5889
(202) 336-5797 (fax)
dwalter@apa.org
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