Building Trust in Data
In healthcare, we talk a lot about advanced analytics, risk scoring, quality measurement, and value-based care. But the truth is simple: none of it works unless the data underneath is trustworthy.
In healthcare, we talk a lot about advanced analytics, risk scoring, quality measurement, and value-based care. But the truth is simple: none of it works unless the data underneath is trustworthy.
The California Value Based Pay for Performance (VBP4P) program is the largest alternative payment model in the United States. It predates healthcare reform by almost a decade. The program was launched in 2001 as a statewide initiative managed by the Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) on behalf of 10 health plans. The VBP4P has been deploying quality measure sets and reporting results and the program is the longest running example of the power of the transition to value-based care.
As American healthcare transitions from fee-for-service to value-based care, a growing number of healthcare systems will generate a significant portion of their revenue from risk-based payment models. In these new models, caring for more complicated patients results in higher capitation rates. While this may be good news for provider organizations — especially organizations that serve many older or chronically ill patients — there are several steps healthcare systems need to take to ensure success in these new payment models.
The California Value Based Pay for Performance (VBP4P) program is the largest alternative payment model in the United States. It predates healthcare reform by almost a decade. The program was launched in 2001 as a statewide initiative managed by the Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) on behalf of 10 health plans. The VBP4P has been deploying quality measure sets and reporting results and the program is the longest running example of the power of the transition to value-based care.
qrcAnalytics, an analytics and service company that develops innovative technology and services for value-based healthcare organizations is pleased to announce it has met the requirements specified by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for Align Measure and Performance (AMP) Certification for MY2019 (Measurement Year 2019).
“Medicare beneficiaries are at the greatest risk of serious illness due to COVID-19 and CMS will continue doing everything in our power to protect them” said CMS Administrator, Seema Verma. “Today we announced guidance to Medicare Advantage and Part D plans to remove barriers that could prevent or delay beneficiaries from receiving care”.
The Office of Science and Technology Policy released an article on March 16, 2020, titled a “Call to Action to the Tech Community on New Machine Readable COVID-10 Data Set”. The article is in part a call to action to the nation’s artificial intelligence community to develop new text and data mining techniques that help the community answer high-priority scientific questions related to the virus.
In an effort to do our part in the face of the Coronavirus pandemic, qrcAnalytics is offering a free analysis report targeting COVID -19 comorbid conditions. This report will assist you in identifying your members at high risk for mortality due to the COVID-19 virus and their existing comorbid conditions.
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) contracts with Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) and pays Medicare Advantage (MA) plans for managed health care based on a monthly fee per member. The payment is based on the future health care needs and the sickness burden of its members. MA is an alternative to the traditional fee-for-service Medicare.
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) contracts with Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) and pays Medicare Advantage (MA) plans for managed health care based on a monthly fee per member. The payment is based on the future health care needs and the sickness burden of its members. MA is an alternative to the traditional fee-for-service Medicare.