primary care Archives - America's Essential Hospitals

The Comprehensive Primary Care Plus model will encourage primary care practices to transform care delivery, including by increasing care management and coordination.

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States Get $22.9 Million to Integrate Behavioral Health

Oct 22, 2015 || Matthew Buechner

Federal grants to 24 states will promote better integration of behavioral health and primary care services and improve quality and data reporting systems. The grants are the first phase of a Section 223 Demonstration Program for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics.

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Behavioral Health and Primary Care Integration at Essential Hospitals

Oct 13, 2015 || Staff

New research brief from Essential Hospitals Institute explores some of the key barriers and subsequent solutions to successful behavioral health and primary care integration in essential hospitals.

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Digital Health, Primary Care: The Future of Patient Empowerment

Jul 24, 2015 || Sandy Laycox, MFA

Bay Area medical school students are flocking to the tech industry to change patient care. A former Bay Area hospitalist also uses technology, and common sense, to rethink primary care.

health care information technology, patient engagement, primary care, ucsf

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CMS Seeks Input on Primary Care Innovations

Feb 18, 2015 || Matthew Buechner

There is particular interest in mechanisms for greater comprehensiveness in care delivery, care for complex patients, care coordination, and value-driven reimbursement.

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Recent Articles Explore Impact of Coordinated Care Models on Patients, Providers

Feb 3, 2015 || Sandy Laycox, MFA

In recent journal articles from the New England Journal of Medicine and Medical Care, researchers explore issues related to Medicare accountable care organizations and patient-centered medical homes.

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15 States Will Continue Medicaid Payment Parity

Oct 21, 2014 || Staff

Though the payment bump has reportedly increased access to care in some states, it appears unlikely that this ACA provision will be extended beyond 2014.

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Medicaid Payment Parity: Hospital Input Needed

Oct 7, 2014 || Staff

What impact has section 1202 of the Affordable Care Act, also know as the primary care bump, had on your hospital?

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Association Supports Medicaid Payment Parity

Jun 17, 2014 || Staff

Congress should ensure Medicaid pays at least Medicare rates for primary care until at least 2016, said 22 groups in a June 10 letter to congressional leadership.

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