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Advancing health equity is a critical element of health care quality that directly ties to improved patient experiences and outcomes. Efforts to promote health equity reflect a moral imperative and can reduce health care costs through effective care management, which in turn helps decrease avoidable hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and low or no-value care. Health care payers play a vital role in this effort by designing and implementing value-based care models and payment arrangements that enhance high-quality, coordinated patient care.

We cannot have equity in health care without a Physician Fee Schedule that prioritizes payment stability and predictability for office-based specialists and fundamental reform of the PFS to ensure the viability of office-based specialists. Chronic underfunding of the overall PFS, faulty analyses of specialty overcompensation and PFS rebalancing policies of reimbursement away from specialty care are widening health equity gaps in America.

I read several articles recently about the inclusion of patient activation measure (PAM) surveys into innovative approaches to redesigning healthcare. I was both hopeful and sad. Hopeful for the attention patient activation is getting to improve healthcare delivery but sad because I understand the reality of what surveys in healthcare become. Too often we transform administratively burdensome tasks like surveys into mere items to check off our list, overlooking the chance to use the data we gather in a meaningful, real-time manner. So to help keep PAM surveying as a meaningful care task, here’s a straightforward strategy for effectively utilizing PAM data to enhance patient care. Additionally, PAM surveys also create a foundation to address health disparities. However, one thing I’ve learned in the last 6 months - in our efforts to incorporate health equity, we tend to overcomplicate things. The process of screening for Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) frequently becomes an elaborate endeavor, burdened with extensive planning and slow initiation. Slide 4 details a simple approach to leverage PAM scores to start addressing the complete spectrum of patients' needs: Disclaimer: The opinions and views expressed in this post are my own.

Healthcare leaders: Join my colleague, Tammy Schaeffer at the Modern Healthcare webinar sponsored by Plante Moran on March 12. Gain insight into value-based care, the tools you need to succeed, and the ins and outs of risk arrangements and value-based care reimbursement. Register here. #valuebasedcare #healthcare #webinar

📣 Today, the Health Care Transformation Task Force released a resource highlighting case studies and strategies currently implemented by Task Force commercial payer members to advance #HealthEquity through #ValueBasedCare and related payment strategies. These case studies focus on: 1.    Developing infrastructure through up-front grant funding 2.    Utilizing social risk adjustment methodologies 3.    Collaborating with community-based organizations 4.    Facilitating low-income provider participation ➡ Read the resource here: https://lnkd.in/drCQ8b5X

It's important for healthcare organizations to understand the implications of the Hospital Commitment to Health Equity (HCHE) measure. Dive into this article to learn how it's being scored and what you need to do to ensure a successful implementation. Stay informed and prioritize equitable care in your organization. https://hubs.ly/Q02rG-xV0

Chronic disease rates continue to rise, placing tremendous burdens on healthcare organizations. At the same time, digital health innovations continue to create enormous opportunities for healthcare systems. The path forward, however, in integrating complex technologies and reporting systems to improve patient outcomes and ease system pressures isn’t always clear. In this technical paper, learn how working with a managed services partner to leverage the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services chronic care management program can ease staffing and revenue burdens while improving care. #ManagedServices #HealthIT #Healthcare #ChronicCare #CCM #CMS

American healthcare is inefficient. The United States ranks 9 out of 10 in efficiency compared to other high-income countries and its ranks last in health outcomes, according to a new report from The Commonwealth Fund. Healthcare in the United States costs too much for the poor outcomes that result. That’s why the Peterson Center on Healthcare is committed to supporting innovators and identifying new ways to make the U.S. healthcare system more affordable and efficient for all. Learn more in Axios: #AffordableHealthcare #HealthcareCosts

Effective Digital Engagement can help to address health equity gaps. Check out this whitepaper to learn about some strategies being used today. #Accessibility #HealthLiteracy #SocialDrivers #CulturalCompetency

Newly Released White Paper: Digital Engagement Strategies to Support Health Equity How do we impact a person’s life so that health isn’t a major obstacle to overcome in the pursuit of a fulfilling life? It starts with an understanding of their unique situation and ends with true connection and impact. Download the white paper today to enhance your engagement strategies for quality healthcare that is more accessible to all: https://hubs.ly/Q02rJwzG0 #healthequity #healthcare #healthcareaccess #healthplans #medicare #medicaid