Do you have an idea for a blog post? Send us your ideas at PCPCIinfo@healthinsight.org.
Oral health is a key component of providing organized, Evidence-Based Care and Care Coordination in a Patient-Centered Medical Home practice. The benefits of delivering preventive oral health care in the primary care setting are numerous and impactful in addressing the existing prevention gap.
In Focused Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (FACT) we often mention to clients that their emotional pain is the flip side of their values. Instead of trying to avoid or eliminate painful feelings, we can explore them and learn what they say about us. This converts painful emotions from a problem to be solved into a source of intelligence about who we are and what matters to us.
You might have the impression that meaningful use is passé—and in many ways, I would agree with you. However, once you’ve mastered the basics of meaningful use, you’ll want to know how you’re being measured.
The OMDC was a vision of the Oregon Perinatal Collaborative (OPC), a group of - providers and organizations interested in improving maternity care in Oregon. The OPC began with the March of Dimes’ efforts in 2011 to stop Early Elective Deliveries (EED) in Oregon.
Addressing population heath is a priority among healthcare institutions across the country, but how exactly to connect the clinical, social, and environmental facets of health remains an exciting work in progress.
Do your organizational policies and procedures enhance daily operations, or do they just seem to fall flat? To address this, OPCA recently held a webinar entitled, “Developing Effective Policies and Procedures for Healthcare Organizations.”
Did you know that Oregon has the 41st highest death rate from cardiovascular disease in the country? And that heart disease and stroke cause 25% of deaths in Oregon? Fortunately, there are two federally-supported initiatives active in Oregon providing resources and support to improve cardiac care.
As of January 1, 2016 the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) finalized regulations that will allow Medicare to reimburse health care professionals for discussing options for end-of-life care with their patients. Prior to 2016 it was clear that health care professionals recognized the importance of discussing what kind of care patients wanted in their last years of life, but they could only be reimbursed under limited circumstances.
Payment reform is a hot topic currently. Everyone is talking about how important altering payment mechanisms is, but progress in implementing payment changes has been slow. In recognition of the lessons we have learned, I’d like to offer 10 tips for getting started with payment reform.
On October 9th clinicians, staff and patients from four primary care practices in Hermiston and Pendleton joined the Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network (ORPRN) for a day-long Eastern Oregon Care Coordination (EOCC) summit at the Pendleton Convention Center. Participants identified local care coordination needs and explored best practices for managing referrals, transitions of care and medications in their practices.
