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Health Coverage Expansion: Implications of ACA for American Indians and Alaskan Natives
As part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicaid coverage could be expanded to cover nearly 400,000 currently uninsured American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). This population, particularly sensitive to health disparities, suffers from elevated disease [...]
National Advisory Council Subcommittee Identifies Core Set of Health Quality Measures for Medicaid-eligible Adults
The AHRQ released its background report, National Advisory Council Subcommittee: Identifying Health Care Quality Measures for Medicaid-Eligible Adults. Required by the Affordable Care Act, this report identified a recommended core set of quality measures for Medicaid-eligible [...]
Physicians and Medicare: Report Cites Data Limitations When Reviewing Physicians Who Opt Out of Medicare
It is difficult to understand why physicians drop out from serving Medicare beneficiaries, says a new report from the HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG). The OIG details data limitations encountered when reviewing physicians opting [...]
Prevention: Variation in Cost of Diabetes, Cancer, and Cholesterol Screenings
More than 75 percent of total health care costs cover preventable chronic conditions like diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandates that self-insured employers and health plans provide common, evidence-based wellness screenings [...]
Medicaid: Recommendations for Strengthening Medicaid Program Integrity
Federal and state Medicaid spending currently exceeds $460 billion and, with this, accountability is necessary on all levels. To ensure Medicaid program integrity: Consistent incentives must be offered for better health outcomes. Services must be used [...]
Electronic Prescribing: Benefits and Challenges of E-Prescribing
A study funded by AHRQ and published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, Transmitting and processing electronic prescriptions: Experiences of physician practices and pharmacies, identifies both the benefits and challenges with electronic prescribing [...]
HHS Reports That Only 14 Percent of Patient Harm Events Experienced by Medicare Beneficiaries Are Captured
A study conducted by the HHS Office of Inspector General, Hospital Incident Reporting Systems Do Not Capture Most Patient Harm, analyzed the ways in which hospitals use incident reporting systems and incident reports to determine how [...]
PCORI Identifies Five National Priorities for Comparative Clinical Effectiveness Research
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has published its first set of proposed national priorities for research, Draft National Priorities for Research and Research Agenda Version 1. This 22-page publication highlights five focus areas for use [...]
Medicare Payment Reform and Quality Improvement: MedPAC Recommendations to Congress on Medical Imaging and Poor Quality Providers
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has made 10 new recommendations to Congress regarding Medicare payment accuracy and financial incentives for medical imaging and other diagnostic testing, and quality improvement, targeting the worse performing Medicare providers [...]
Using Health Information Technology for Chronic Disease Management: AHRQ Webinar
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is hosting a free webinar on Using Health Information Technology for Chronic Disease Management. Webinar is set for Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at 11:30 am EST. During the 90-minute conference, participants can watch [...]
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