A Closer Look at Health Care Reform

• 6/18/2010
• Author: Audrie Bretl Roelf
• Category: Benchmark Blog
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Health care reform is just picking up momentum but some caregivers are still in the dark regarding what it means specifically for their organizations, especially when it comes to quality- and performance-improvement matters. 

Princeton, New Jersey–based Mathematica Policy Research has developed an informative six-part series of briefs focusing on federal and state efforts to establish medical homes and notes considerations for policymakers seeking to improve access to services and the quality of care. Of particular interest to Benchmark readers would be the three briefs, “Basing Health Care on Empirical Evidence,” “How Does Insurance Coverage Improve Health Care Outcomes?” and “Medical Homes: Will They Improve Primary Care?”

What changes have you made in your organizations since health care reform passed? Are there any areas that you are still unsure of in the health care reform act? How do you think health reform will affect the quality of care you provide and any quality-improvement initiatives you have or plan to have in place?