Innovations
Automated Calls Followed by Mailed Kits Significantly Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening Rate in Those Overdue for Testing 2/13/2013
Health plan members due for colorectal cancer screening and at low risk for the disease receive an automated educational call and a test kit to compete at home and return by mail, leading to a fourfold increase in the likelihood of screening in this hard-to-reach population.
Policy
Statewide Program Offers Technical and Financial Support to Physician Practices, Enabling Them to Become Medical Homes and Improve Access and Quality 12/19/2012
A statewide, multipayer pilot program provides technical and financial support to physician practices interested in becoming patient-centered medical homes, leading to all participating practices being recognized as medical homes and to anecdotal reports of better access and higher quality.
Health System Offers Routine Tests Without Need for Physician Order, Enhancing Access for Small but Growing Number of Satisfied Patients 10/10/2012
A health system allows patients to receive certain routine laboratory tests without a physician's order, enhancing access to these tests and generating positive feedback.
Policy
Verizon Encourages Health Plans to Identify
and Address Disparities, Leading to Enhanced Access to Information and Services for Minorities 9/26/2012
Verizon adopted a policy related to selecting vendors that emphasizes the ability to identify and address health disparities, leading to enhanced access to information and screening services for racial and ethnic minority employees, dependents, and retirees.
Policy
Insurer Provides Financial Incentives, Infrastructure, and Other Support to Stimulate Provider Participation in Quality Improvement Collaborations 6/6/2012
A large insurer offers financial incentives and other support to provider-led quality improvement collaborations, leading to high levels of provider participation, higher quality, lower costs, and a positive return on investment.
QualityTools
Designing an Exchange: A Toolkit for State Policymakers 11/28/2012
This legislative toolkit can assist State policymakers with the design of health insurance exchanges, a key element of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).
New York Regional Health Care Report Card 6/9/2010
This online report allows health care consumers to compare the cost and quality of commercial health insurance plans by county in New York and New Jersey.
NCQA's (National Committee for Quality Assurance's) Quality Dividend CalculatorTM 2008 1/16/2009
This free, online tool from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) calculates how health care quality can affect the productivity and absenteeism of employees and affords employers and health care purchasers the opportunity to see how quality care can impact their company's bottom line.
Theory and Reality of Value-Based Purchasing: Lessons from the Pioneers 5/19/2008
This report summary provides early lessons on the scope, patterns, barriers, and possibilities of value-based purchasing.
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) 5/5/2008
The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) is a set of large-scale surveys of families and individuals, their medical providers, and employers across the United States. MEPS is the most complete source of data on the cost and use of health care and health insurance coverage.
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