Improving the quality and cost-effectiveness of publicly financed health care
Improving Chronic Care in Small, “High-Opportunity” Primary Care Practices
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In select regions, approximately half of Medicaid beneficiaries -- particularly those from racial and ethnic minority populations -- are served by primary care practices with three or fewer providers. By supporting these sites, Medicaid agencies and health plans have a significant opportunity to improve chronic care for high-cost, diverse populations. As described in this webinar, teams in four states accordingly are building the quality infrastructure and care management capacity of 40 small, primary care practices serving high volumes of racially and ethnically diverse Medicaid beneficiaries. Through the Center for Health Care Strategies' (CHCS) Reducing Disparities at the Practice Site initiative, they are testing the leverage that Medicaid agencies, health plans, primary care case management programs and other community-based organizations have to improve chronic care through targeted practice-site support.
This February 24, 2010 webinar presented opportunities for Medicaid agencies and health plans to improve chronic care at the small practice site. Reducing Disparities at the Practice Site project directors from Michigan and Pennsylvania described the collaborative design process and features of their programs, which include quality improvement coaches, financial incentives, patient registries and electronic health records (EHRs), and diabetes care management supports.
The Presentations
Overview of Opportunities in Medicaid to Support Small Practice Transformation
Speaker: Dianne Hasselman, Director of Quality and Equality, CHCS
Implementing a Multi-Plan Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Pilot in Detroit
Speaker: Sue Moran, Bureau Director, Michigan Department of Community Health
Supporting Small, High-Volume, High-Value Practices in Philadelphia
Speaker: David Kelley, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare