Similarities Between 1980s Wall Street Innovation and HealthEC
Like most people during this season of giving, I tend to get somewhat reflective.
Medicaid
CMS Boosts States’ SDOH Efforts: New Opportunities Focus on Medicaid and CHIP
State health officials received a much-needed New Year’s present on January 7, 2021 from CMS. Cash-strapped and resource-drained after nine months of a pandemic, states health officials welcomed the center’s tidings of guidance, funding, and services to better address social determinants of health ( SDOH). The 51-page Medicaid Director’s letter from CMS provides leadership and …
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Three Medicaid Challenges in the Wake of COVID-19
Influx of new Medicaid participants Millions of unemployed Americans are losing employer-sponsored healthcare coverage. Without income or affordable insurance options, a large percentage of the U.S. population now find themselves eligible for Medicaid, many for the first time in their lives. As state Medicaid agencies and managed care organizations (MCOs) shore up systems to welcome …
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Behavioral Health: Looking Back at Open Minds Performance Management Institute
While the world of physical medicine has seen a steady progression in the development and adoption of value-based care models and payer contracts, behavioral health has been on a slower road to adoption. At the 2020 Open Minds Performance Management Institute earlier this month, payers, providers, and vendors convened to discuss a number of topics …
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HealthEC – Defying Limitations in 2019 and a Look Ahead to 2020
2019 was a wonderful year for HealthEC! We were blessed to work alongside some of the industry’s most innovative and dedicated professionals, while partnering with a dynamic, forward-thinking customer base that is second to none. With an emphasis and focus on strategic growth, product and professional development, as well as having fun, we accomplished some …
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The Social Determinants of Health – More Than Just Buzzwords
While the introduction of the proposed Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Rule (CMS-2393-P) grabbed headlines at last week’s National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) Fall Conference, discussions about Social Determinants of Health could also be considered front-page news.
Outcomes-Based Certification – Coming to a Module Near You!
Upon returning home from last month’s Medicaid Enterprise Systems Conference in Chicago, I took the opportunity to reflect on how things have changed since attending the conference in 2002 and how Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Service, states and vendors continue to face many of the same challenges year after year. While I could write …
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Take Me Out to the Ballgame (This Week’s MESC and NACHC CHI & EXPO Conferences)
The Washington Nationals are likely to be a hot topic of conversation in Chicago baseball circles ahead of their series with the Cubs later this week.
Supporting Managed care organization | Medicaid Agencies With MCO Analytics
“Easy” isn’t a term that government healthcare professionals throw around very often. In fact, when you consider the constantly changing dynamics of the healthcare landscape – especially Medicaid – nothing is easy.
Helping Prince George’s County With Population Health Management Solutions
Prince George’s County Health Department partnered with HealthEC in 2016 to begin to collect, analyze and use the data from an assessment for social determinants of health (SDoH) to change the department’s approach to population health within their community.