CMS announced today that all 10 participating groups in the Physician Group Practice (PGP) demonstration achieved quality targets, and that the groups are sharing $16.7 million in incentive payments. The program rewards providers for improved outcomes delivered to Medicare patients with congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, and diabetes.
This goes a long way in [...]
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Last week my esteemed colleague Dr. Jaan Sidorov and I conducted a webinar for WRG on Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) developments.
The process of updating a PowerPoint forces one to collect one’s thoughts, and I’m glad to share with you the PowerPoint slides along with a few highlights about the evolution of the PCMH. [...]
On behalf of World Research Group, Dr. Jaan Sidorov and I will be conducting a webinar –
Patient-Centered Medical Home Model: Overview and Update.
The webinar takes place next Monday, July 28 at 12 Eastern. Click here for details. Hope you can join us.
Tags: medical home
Earlier this week Healthways issued a press release describing their progress in pursuing a Phase II Medicare Health Support (MHS) project. Read Dr. Jaan Sidorov’s blog commentary for additional background.
In brief, Healthways position is that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is statutorily required to expand into Phase II of MHS if Phase I is “successful”. While [...]
While not providing anything close to the “final answer”, The New York Times does a good job summarizing the onoging Medicare Health Support (MHS) fracas. To borrow from one of my colleagues, it’s more “enlightened ambiguity” about the ultimate fate of the MHS beached whale.
Medicare Finds How Hard It Is to Save Money, The New York Times; April 7, 2008
For [...]
Vince Kuraitis and Thomas Wilson, PhD, DrPH
“If you aren’t confused you don’t know what’s going on.”
Jack Welch, former CEO, General Electric
Thanks to the continuing opacity of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Serices (CMS), we remain confused about the future of Medicare Health Support (MHS).
It’s been over a month since we last commented on MHS. What’s MHS? It’s JUST [...]
Here’s the link to Part II of the podcast in which Tom Wilson and I are interviewed by Les Masterson of HealthLeaders Media. If you want to start at the beginning, Part I is available here.
Tags: Medicare, Medicare Health Support
Vince Kuraitis and Thomas Wilson, PhD, DrPH
“Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light”
Dylan Thomas
Despite CMS’ recent cocktail hour pronouncement that Medicare Health Support (MHS) is on its last legs, many are fighting to prolong its life.
Recent Developments
DMAA is working with Sen. John Kerry to introduce legislation mandating the continuation [...]
Paul Keckley and colleagues at the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions have released an important contribution to advance the dialog about the medical home (MH). It’s entitled The Medical Home: Disruptive Innovation for a New Primary Care Model. The report offers a strategic perspective on the potential for the MH to address the challenge of chronic care [...]
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