Week of February 19, 2019

2018 Annual Disability Statistics Report & Compendium Released

University of NH, Institute on Disability, Americans with Disabilities reports announced February 15 by NASUAD Friday Updates
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Promising Practices in Managed Long-Term Services & Supports – Network Adequacy & Accessibility

February 15 Brandies University Community Living Policy Center webinar slides
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Staff Stability in Community Programs Serving Persons with ID/DD

February 12 HSRI shared new National Core Indicators full report
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Primary Care for People with Involved Disabilities – Best Practices for Improvement

February 13 Community Catalyst announced video series
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Primary Care and Chronic Illness – Quality Measurement

January 11 National Quality Forum final report
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Engaging Primary Care Clinicians Is Key To ACO Efforts To Provide Tailored Services for High-Need Patients

January 7 Commonwealth Fund announced report
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Patient-Centered, Integrated, Health Care Quality Measures Could Improve Health Literacy, Language Access, and Cultural Competence

February 11 National Academy of Medicine discussion paper
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Social Isolation To Improve the Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Review

February 11 AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) announced product
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Social Determinants of Health – Validated Screening Tools

Page 12 of January Institute for Medicaid Innovation report (previously shared)
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Social Determinants of Health Interventions: Using Pay for Results for States To Use Federal Funding

February 15 Center for Health Care Strategies blog summarizing a new Department of Treasury rule
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Why United Health Care Wants To Expand Diagnostic Codes To The Social Determinants of Health

February 11 Fierce Healthcare article
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NCQA Launches New Population Health Management Programs

December 10, 2018 NCQA announcement
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Financing Public Health Infrastructure

December 11, 2018 Bipartisan Policy Center briefing
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Emergency Health – Triage, Treat, Transport (ET3)

February 14 CMS Innovation payment announcement
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States’ Emergency Preparedness – 17 High Scoring States, 13 Bottom States

February 12 Trust for America’s Health report
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The Importance of Research on Health and Well-Being

February 8 NIH National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health blog
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Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services: Provisions for Married Recipients

February 8 CMS re-issued November 9, 2018 Information Bulletin, given enactment of the Medicaid Extenders Act
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ABLE Accounts and Special Needs Trusts

January 31 ABLE (Achieving a Better Life Experience Act) National Resource Center webinar materials
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