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    Home » Newsletters » State Health Watch Archives

    State Health Watch Archives

    April 1, 2010

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    State Health Watch 2010-04-01

    Nonpayment for preventable conditions expected to drive QI in Medicaid

    Nonpayment policies for preventable adverse events are valuable to motivate quality improvement efforts, and payment should not be expected for a bad outcome that is unnecessary or avoidable. These are two things about which most providers, payers, and the public can agree. Read More

    Fiscal Fitness: How States Cope: Unique nonpayment approach could save Maryland Medicaid $89 million annually

    Instead of denying payment outright for preventable conditions as other states do, Maryland is taking a unique approach by instead adjusting payments. The goal is to reduce the statewide averages of these conditions, with the bar raised from year to year, and significant cost savings are expected. Read More

    Tap underutilized resources for care coordination of children

    State Medicaid programs are taking various approaches to promote care coordination for young children, but few utilize existing maternal child health hotlines or web-based referral strategies. Read More

    Hawaii Medicaid streamlines its referral process for children

    Providing case management and care coordination for children is not merely an option for providers in Hawaii's Medicaid program; it is a requirement in their contracts. The agency recently began monitoring how many children are actually receiving these services. Read More

    Better outreach is key factor in increasing coverage of kids

    In sharp contrast to adults, the number of uninsured children declined by 800,000 during the first 12 months of the recession, from December 2007 through December 2008, according to a December 2009 report from the Washington, DC-based Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, "Protecting Children During the Recession: Spotlight on State Health Coverage Efforts." Outreach efforts by state Medicaid programs are a big reason why. Read More

    Washington Medicaid uses multifaceted outreach approach

    Even during the recession, Washington state has maintained its multifaceted approach to outreach. Read More

    Providers may or may not meet 'meaningful-use' criteria

    A Medicaid provider may have spent a great deal of time and money to adopt electronic health record (EHR) technology, but can he or she demonstrate that this tool meets the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) criteria for "meaningful use"? If not, that provider won't qualify for federal incentives for EHR, enacted under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Read More

    Medicaid preparing for HIT investments available through ARRA

    As federal funds are beginning to flow to state Medicaid programs for Health Information Technology (HIT) planning, there is an unprecedented opportunity for care system transformation. While it's not a "given" that all states will apply for the funding, they are exploring a variety of options to maximize their access. Read More

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    Table Of Contents

    Nonpayment for preventable conditions expected to drive QI in Medicaid

    Fiscal Fitness: How States Cope: Unique nonpayment approach could save Maryland Medicaid $89 million annually

    Tap underutilized resources for care coordination of children

    Hawaii Medicaid streamlines its referral process for children

    Better outreach is key factor in increasing coverage of kids

    Washington Medicaid uses multifaceted outreach approach

    Providers may or may not meet 'meaningful-use' criteria

    Medicaid preparing for HIT investments available through ARRA

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