This webinar was held on April 28, 2021. This is the first webinar in the series “Exploring the Landscape of Behavioral Healthcare,” a series on the growing impact of behavioral healthcare on clinical outcomes and cost. Behavioral health providers continue to struggle to increase COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among staff and patients, especially in communities of … Read More
Webinar Replay: Continuous Quality – How Medicaid and Medicare Plans Can Stay Ahead of Evolving HEDIS, CAHPS, and Accreditation Requirements
This webinar was held on April 6, 2021. Medicaid and Medicare Advantage plans can avoid the disruptive triannual accreditation fire drill by instituting a process-driven approach to continuous quality improvement, driving member satisfaction, improving health outcomes, and ensuring a smooth accreditation process. During this webinar, HMA experts provided strategies and best practices for maintaining ongoing … Read More
Webinar Replay: CMS’ Interoperability Rule – Magnifying Data and Powering your Analytics
This webinar was held on March 31, 2021. During this Health Performance Accelerator by HMA & HealthEC webinar, our panel of experts summarized the CMS Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule, walked through what this data will do for your organization, and explored how it could positively impact the economics of healthcare. Speakers Laura Zaremba, … Read More
Webinar Replay: How FQHCs Can Deliver Innovative Care Under Existing and Value-based Payment Models
This webinar was held on March 18, 2021. Efforts by Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) to reach underserved communities, address health inequity, and re-engage marginalized individuals are greatly enhanced when payment models are maximized to support innovation in the delivery of care. During this webinar, HMA experts addressed how FQHCs can enhance payments and boost … Read More
Webinar Replay: Improving COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence in Underserved Populations
This webinar was held on March 16, 2021. COVID-19 vaccination has lagged among underserved populations and communities of color in part because of a deeply rooted historical skepticism concerning the safety and efficacy of certain medical treatments and procedures. During this webinar, experts from HMA, Tufts Health Plan, and ConsejoSano discussed how healthcare providers and … Read More
Webinar Replay: Medicare, Medicaid and the ACA’s Evolution After the 2020 Presidential Election
This webinar was held on September 30, 2020. The upcoming federal elections portend tremendous change for federal health care programs, in particular Medicare, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. If there is a change in administration and Congressional control, stakeholders should expect rapid implementation of new policy agendas and regulatory frameworks. New presidents generally pursue … Read More
Webinar Replay – Health Performance Accelerator Webinar Series: Strategies to Integrate Health and Human Services Systems
This webinar was held on September 22, 2020. State and local governments face a common set of challenges to implementing well-coordinated, fully-integrated health and human services (HHS) programs. From multiple information systems that cannot exchange data to overlapping funding streams and workflows, fragmented and siloed HHS systems create inefficiencies which jeopardize the health and wellbeing … Read More
Webinar Replay: Expert Guidance and Support for Effective and Equitable COVID-19 Vaccination
This webinar was held on September 18, 2020. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to sweep across the country and new “hotspots” emerge daily, multiple research labs are working at an extraordinary pace to develop a viable vaccine. However, prior to the release of a vaccine, or more likely multiple vaccines, the public health and health … Read More
Webinar Replay – Health Performance Accelerator Webinar Series: Making the Most Out of Opioid Use Disorder Funding
This webinar was held on September 17, 2020. With access to billions of dollars in federal funding aimed at battling the opioid epidemic, state and local governments are working with health plans and providers to build the most efficient and effective programs to help individuals struggling with opioid use disorder (OUD). During this webinar, experts … Read More
Webinar Replay – Health Performance Accelerator Webinar Series: Maximizing the “Value” of Value-Based Payment Arrangements
This webinar was held on September 15, 2020. Provider-based organizations – particularly groups of providers such as accountable care organizations (ACOs), independent practice associations (IPAs), and clinically integrated networks – are in a unique position to create value for patients. Moreover, payers are increasingly being called upon to enter into value-based payment arrangements with providers. … Read More