PatientEngagementHIT | March 23, 2023
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Food security is perhaps one of the most commonly discussed social determinants of health, with the medical and public health industries standing poised to address it. According to Healthy People 2030, food insecurity is “a household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food.” Food insecurity has two different levels of severity, per the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). Low food insecurity indicates limited access to healthy, nutritious, or high-quality food. Low food insecurity is not always associated with hunger. High food insecurity, however, is usually associated with hunger. High food insecurity is associated with low food intake and disrupted eating patterns, the USDA says.
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On February 1, 2023, CMS released the Medicare Advantage (MA) Advance Notice which is a document used to give notice to MA plans about upcoming changes to the model for the following performance year. As we outlined in our prior blog post, the Advance Notice contained substantial changes to the risk scoring model. CMS provided the methodology for calculating risk scores (the program code) on February 17, 2023 and CareJourney has spent the last several weeks implementing that code, analyzing the impacts of the new risk scoring methodology along several axes, and partnering with Duke Margolis on a comment letter to reflect on our early findings, including a recommendation to transition to the use of clinical data sourced from certified electronic health records systems to improve model accuracy.
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Chief Healthcare Executive| March 20, 2023
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As more health systems are operating or planning hospital-at-home programs, leaders of some of those programs see the opportunity to improve health equity.
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government has allowed health systems to provide treatment, including acute care, in patients’ homes, with certain conditions. Health systems involved with those programs say they are seeing encouraging clinical outcomes and the potential for financial benefits, including freeing up in-patient capacity for those who truly need to be in the hospital. But at a time when healthcare organizations are facing growing pressure to do more to close disparities in outcomes among underserved groups, some doctors say hospital-at-home programs could offer better care for patients in minority groups and those with lower incomes.
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Seasonality—the cyclical changes that occur around the same time each year—lends a certain predictability that countless industries have learned to leverage to their benefit. One prominent example: Holiday shopping season. Every fall, shoppers have come to expect Christmas decorations lining store shelves and enticing sales to lure them in. Since retailers rely so heavily on this season to boost profits, they plan months in advance to achieve success. In value-based care, primary care providers (PCPs) can use the same concept of seasonality to drive incentives, improve quality outcomes, and increase patient satisfaction—by taking advantage of seasonal scheduling.
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UPCOMING WEBINARS:
Reskilling and Upskilling the Workforce for the Future
of Value-Based Care
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Topic: Creating pathways for education and upskilling current workers and reskilling those who are already in the workforce
April 4, 2023 | 1 PM EST
Harnessing predictive analytics to boost post-acute outcomes
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Topic: ACO post-discharge performance, how to predict and manage high-risk discharged patients, and how providers and payers can direct patients and beneficiaries to the best SNFs
April 6, 2023 | 1 PM EST
Supercharge Your ACO to Achieve Top Value and Fuel Growth
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Topic: Understanding, evaluating, and improving ACO economics and infrastructure at reasonable cost to achieve highest value for patients and providers
April 11, 2023 | 12 PM EST
RECORDED WEBINARS:
How to Prepare for Market Changes to Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health
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Topic: The changing Health Equity & Social Determinants of Health landscape, key considerations for health plans, and planning for the future
How Innovative Digital Trends are Revolutionizing ACO Outcomes
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Topic: Which digital trends to implement and which to avoid, and how to leverage digital innovation, in order to optimize cost savings, deliver the most value, and create efficient and scalable processes
Transforming Transitions for High-Risk Patients: How an IPA revamped care transitions to improve outcomes
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Topic: How CAIPA enables their physician practices to facilitate early interventions for gaps in care for patients discharged home
Unlocking the power of digital health: How ACOs can deliver value through digital platforms
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Topic: Challenges facing ACOs at delivering population health at scale and improving health equity metrics, and how digital platforms can be leveraged to overcome these challenges and help ACOs succeed
Check our our Webinar Archive to view past webinars on a variety of value-based care related topics!
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ViVE 2023
March 26-29, 2023 | Nashville, TN
2023 Virtual Fourth National Medicare Advantage Summit
April 25-28, 2023 | Virtual
APG Annual Spring Conference 2023: Going the Distance
May 31-June 2, 2023 | San Diego, CA
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On occasion, we showcase one of our solution providers in a 4-5 minute interview and ask them what they bring to the VBC Community and what sets them apart.
Today's guest:
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The care coordination and care management platform of InfoMC helps care coordinators and care managers to not only engage patients in their care plans, but also connect them with ease to community-based and other resources to address SDoH needs. InfoMC’s cloud-based healthcare management software uses a person-centered, integrated approach that promotes high-quality, efficient and effective care, enabling patients and care teams to work together towards improved health outcomes while simultaneously reducing costs. InfoMC is driven by the belief that healthcare delivery can be improved.
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