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The Center for Health Care Strategies publishes materials to share policy and operational lessons from our national initiatives. Additional resources can be found by browsing our Issue Areas.
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Letter - Comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Regarding the Notice of Proposed Rule Making for the Electronic Health Record Incentive ProgramMarch 2010 — On January 13, 2010, CMS released a Notice of Proposed Rule Making for Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Electronic Health Record Incentiv… |
Technical Assistance Briefs & Tools |
Options for Integrating Care for Dual Eligible BeneficiariesMarch 2010 — This resource offers a valuable reference for states looking to integrate Medicare and Medicaid services to deliver higher-quality and more cost-effective care for t… |
Technical Assistance Briefs & Tools |
Periodicity of Dental Services for Children in NJ FamilyCare/MedicaidMarch 2010 — New Jersey's Medicaid agency, the Department of Medical Assistance and Health Services (DMAHS), created the Periodicity of Dental Services for Children in NJ Fam… |
Technical Assistance Briefs & Tools |
A Guide to Improving Children's Oral Health Care: Tools for the Head Start CommunityFebruary 2010 — This manual was developed to help New Jersey Head Start staff working to establish dental homes and improve oral health for low-income children a… |
Toolkits |
Improving Chronic Care in Small, “High-Opportunity” Primary Care PracticesFebruary 2010 — This February 24, 2010 webinar presented opportunities for Medicaid agencies and health plans to improve chronic care at small practice sites. Medicaid leaders from … |
Webinar Resources |
Electronic Health Record Incentive Programs for Medicaid Providers: How Are States Preparing?January 2010 — CHCS interviewed Medicaid leaders from six states to understand how Medicaid agencies are seeking to capitalize on electronic health record provider incentives avail… |
Policy & Issue Briefs |
Opportunities to Integrate Care for Medicaid Complex Need PopulationsJanuary 2010 — On January 19, 2010, Melanie Bella, CHCS senior vice president, presented at an ACAP webinar on opportunities to integrate care for Medicaid beneficiaries with … |
Staff Presentations |
Reducing Disparities at the Practice Site: Highlights of the Second National MeetingNovember 2009 — Download presentations from the second national meeting of the Reducing Disparities at the Practice Site initiative where participants from four state … |
Meeting Highlights |
Supporting Alternative Integrated Models for Dual Eligibles: A Legal Analysis of Current and Future OptionsNovember 2009 — Integrating care for dual eligibles offers a significant opportunity to improve care and control rising health care costs, but progress has been slow. This pol… |
Policy & Issue Briefs |
Establishing Accountable Physical/Behavioral Health Care Homes: Medicaid InnovationsOctober 2009 — This CHCS webinar outlined Pennsylvania's innovative two-prong pilot program to test integrated care delivery models for beneficiaries with physical and behavio… |
Webinar Resources |
The Faces of Medicaid III: Refining the Portrait of People with Multiple Chronic ConditionsOctober 2009 — This report provides insights for targeting efforts to improve care and control spending for the program's highest-need, highest-cost beneficiaries. |
Reports |
Enhanced Medical Home for Medi-Cal's SPD PopulationSeptember 2009 — This policy options paper outlines possible approaches to the design of an enhanced medical home model that would provide access to a primary care provider, as well … |
Resource Papers |
Enhanced Primary Care Case Management Programs in Medicaid: Issues and Options for StatesSeptember 2009 — This report examines enhanced Primary Care Case Management (PCCM) programs in five states -- Oklahoma, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Arkansas. The … |
Resource Papers |
Improving Medicaid Managed Care for Youth with Serious Behavioral Health Needs: A Quality Improvement ToolkitSeptember 2009 — This toolkit shares promising practices tested by plans participating in CHCS' Collaborative on Improving Managed Care Quality for Youth with Serious Behavi… |
Toolkits |
Measurement Strategies for Medicaid Beneficiaries with Complex NeedsSeptember 2009 — This technical assistance brief describes how state purchasers can use the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Prevention Quality Indicators to enhance meas… |
Technical Assistance Briefs & Tools |
Using Initial Health Screens to Identify New Medicaid Beneficiaries with Care Management NeedsSeptember 2009 — This technical assistance brief addresses key considerations for states in developing an initial health screening process. Sample tools from select states are also a… |
Technical Assistance Briefs & Tools |
Effective Care Management: Promising Approaches for Medicaid Beneficiaries with Complex NeedsAugust 2009 — This webinar outlined the core components of effective care management interventions based on a review of Medicare care coordination pilots as well as other programs… |
Webinar Resources |
Medicaid in the U.S. and the Aligning Forces for Quality Communities: A SnapshotAugust 2009 — These Medicaid fact sheets highlight opportunities to improve health care quality in the 15 communities participating in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Ali… |
Fact Sheets |
Predictive Modeling: A Guide for State Medicaid PurchasersAugust 2009 — This guide outlines key considerations for state Medicaid agencies to address prior to purchasing or building a predictive modeling tool. |
Toolkits |
Rochester Regional Quality Improvement Initiative Supports Providers in Diabetes CareAugust 2009 — Supporting physicians in better diabetes care delivery can significantly improve clinical outcomes for patients with diabetes and control spending for this high-need… |
Case Studies |