House Bill 4070: Payment Reform (pdf)

5/4/2012

, disease 43 prevention, the benefits of care management, and health promotion; 2) financial and other … 46 programs, weight loss programs, and compliance with disease management; 5) a description of 47 … in 117 managing the care of their own patient panel. 118 SECTION 7. Chapter 32B of the General Laws …

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MMS Accountable Care Organization Principles

3/19/2012

of creating an ACO. ACO incentives must be aligned with the physician or physician group's risks (e.g ….   The ACO spending benchmark should be adjusted for differences in geographic practice costs and risk … adjusted for individual patient risk factors. The ACO spending benchmark, which will be based on historical …

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Medicare ACOs: Anti-Trust Guidance (pdf)

1/5/2012

of Health and Human Services] Secretary may work together to manage and coordinate care for Medicare … financial risk as defined in the Health Care Statements, their risk-sharing arrangement generally … savings; (2) a leadership and management structure that includes clinical and administrative processes …

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Medicare ACOs: Shared Savings Regulations (pdf)

1/5/2012

. Governance d. Composition of the Governing Body 4. Leadership and Management Structure 5. Processes … Savings 3. New Program Standards Established During the Agreement Period 4. Managing Significant … Disproportionate Share Hospital DUA Data use Agreement E&M Evaluation and Management EHR Electronic Health …

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MMS Principles for Health Care Reform

5/21/2011

in place and individuals with the skills to understand and manage risk.  7. Transparency. There must …, and other factors. 3. Deliberate and careful. Efforts must be undertaken to guard against the risk …. Proper risk adjustment. In order to take on a bundled, global payment or other related payment models …

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Sample Adult Acute Bronchitis Algorithm (pdf)

1/28/2011

and management of various conditions. Their use is not mandatory and is not a substitute for clinical judgment … are not high risk and do not need antibiotics. • Expectorants and mucolytics not helpful (guafanesin … [Mucinex]) Risk factors for complications — may consider antibiotics in these patients: • COPD …

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Sample Patient Experience Survey Report (pdf)

12/17/2010

management of survey administration; Patricia Gallagher, Ph.D., at the Center for Survey Research … in an unacceptably high risk of misclassification. In using these charts for quality improvement purposes … that is specifically designed to minimize the risk of misclassification. MHQP uses a small number of performance …

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Risks of Stimulant Misuse

9/1/2010

Risks of Stimulant Misuse … and Prevention's 2009 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey revealed that 20.2 percent of high school students had … recommended practice is to educate patients who are prescribed stimulants for ADHD about the risks of abuse …

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Stimulant Misuse (pdf)

9/1/2010

UNDERSTAND THE RISKS OF STIMULANT MISUSE FOR YOUR PATIENTS, YOUR PEERS, AND YOURSELF Beware …) Most recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2009 National Youth Risk Behavior … is to educate patients who are prescribed stimulants for ADHD about the risks of abuse and dependence …

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Final Report to Massachusetts Medical Society and Alliance Charitable Foundation (pdf)

6/16/2009

as Clinic Managers, ensuring that supplies and staff were in place each week for clinic and helping … and Transgender Youth (BAGLY) to offer health education and risk reduction services to gay, lesbian, bisexual …

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