Improving the quality and cost-effectiveness of publicly financed health care
Care Management Strategies for High-Risk Pregnancy and High-Risk Asthma
Listen to this event now. (Audio may take several minutes to load and will require the use of a media player, such as Windows Media Player.)Many states and health plans are targeting quality improvement efforts for Medicaid’s highest-risk, highest-cost populations both to improve outcomes and achieve a return on their investments. High-risk asthma and high-risk pregnancy are two areas where health plans and state Medicaid agencies that manage care more effectively can reap “quicker” returns, which can then be reinvested to improve quality for other beneficiaries. This CHCS webinar Conference outlined innovative approaches to identify and stratify the risks for children with severe asthma and women with high-risk pregnancies and design targeted interventions to improve outcomes. Leading health plan and state representatives shared provider and consumer-based care management strategies that have resulted in significant reductions in utilization for these high-risk members.
THE EXPERTS
- Joseph Stankaitis, MD, MPH, Monroe Plan for Medical Care
Targeting High-Risk Pregnant Members to Reduce NICU Admissions (PDF)
- Bradley Gilbert, MD, Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP)
Asthma Management Program (PDF)
- William E. Golden, MD, Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care
Improving High-Risk Asthma Care Management (PDF)
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
- Arkansas Asthma Provider Profile Report (PDF)
- Inland Empire Asthma Progress Note (PDF)
- Monroe Plan’s Healthy Beginnings Prenatal Registration Form (PDF)
- Monroe Plan’s Healthy Beginnings Member Consent Form (PDF)
The Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) cosponsored this webcast with the Government Innovators Network at the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government. The call was made possible through support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.