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pbrn.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/comparative-reports/health-plans.html
December 01, 2022 - The following reports are examples of comparative information on the quality of health plans … Report Title: Health Plan Report Card
Website: https://reportcards.ncqa.org/health-plans . … Additional topics are included in the rating for plans that cover prescription drugs. … The scores for patient experience with health plans use CAHPS rating and composite measures. … , as well as reports to learn more about the overall performance of Maryland health plans.
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/hp/index.html
April 01, 2024 - For over two decades, health plans, public and private purchasers, and other organizations have been … plans for high-quality care. … To support consumers in assessing the quality of health plans and choosing the plans that best meet their … To identify the strengths and weaknesses of health plans and target areas for improvement. … Plans, and the fee-for-service program.
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/plan/gain-trust.html
November 01, 2018 - About TalkingQuality
How Will You Gain the Trust of Health Care Providers or Plans … health plan quality, for instance, have relied on sources of publicly available data rather than the plans … View Health Care Organizations as an Audience
Start by regarding the providers and plans as one of … While you may be designing it for consumers, the reality is that providers and plans are typically the … Keep them informed about your objectives and plans, including methods, schedule, progress, and issues
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/hp/improve/index.html
July 01, 2022 - Sponsors of this survey include health plans, private purchasers, State agencies that purchase and regulate … To inform consumers about enrollee experience with health plans. … and different kinds of health plans. … Improve Enrollee Experience
Many health plans use their Health Plan Survey results to identify strengths … Several resources are available to support health plans in this effort.
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/health-plan/measurement-sets.html
December 01, 2022 - More than 90 percent of health plans—HMOs, POS plans, and PPOs—use HEDIS to measure performance. … HEDIS is one component of NCQA's accreditation process, although some plans submit HEDIS data without … HEDIS enables consumers and purchasers to compare health plan performance to other plans and to national … Data source: You can obtain HEDIS results directly from health plans or by purchasing access to NCQA … employees, beneficiaries); however, sponsors typically get this information directly from the health plans
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/precautions/tool15.html
February 01, 2024 - Patients and health professionals create action plans together. … This tool describes the process of creating and following up on action plans. … TIP
Use action plans to help patients:
Change their diet. … Create action plans with patients.
Ask permission to talk about health behaviors. … Look at the records of at least 20 patients with action plans.
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/national-action-plans.html
February 01, 2018 - Health Affairs
Medical Liability
National Academy of Medicine Reports
National Action Plans … Safety News and Events
Education & Training
Resources
National Action Plans … National Action Plans
National Action Plans are developed with expert input to provide a framework … February 2018
Page originally created February 2018
Internet Citation: National Action Plans
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/communication/strategy6kculturalcompetence.html
March 01, 2020 - Interventions
The variety of strategies available to help health plans reduce linguistic, cultural, … At a minimum, health plans should collect information on race, ethnicity, and preferred language through … As part of the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS), plans routinely report on the … To go beyond tracking, innovative plans put in place programs to match members with providers who can … Health plans can also reward providers for contributing to the linguistic diversity of their networks
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/index.html
March 01, 2023 - How Health Plans Can Drive Improvements at the Medical Group Level References
Download Section … For some strategies, both health plans and provider groups have a role to play, even if one is more " … Health plans, for example, can equip providers with the skills, tools, and information systems they can … Appendix 6b discusses three ways in which health plans can harness reporting and purchasing strategies … Health plans that own physician practices and/or employ physicians, and those that have an exclusive
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/labels/describe.html
January 01, 2023 - The public wants quality reports to be fair so that they are not judging plans or providers on things … In the testing of candidate measures for HEDIS 3.0, people in focus groups did not think that health plans … alternative is to have a more general statement covering all measures that describes the way that health plans … EXAMPLE: How Plans or Providers Can Influence the Measure
Title: Keeping Patients Safe Sponsor: Massachusetts
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/1-about/index.html
February 01, 2020 - the CAHPS surveys in ambulatory settings has created a demand for practical strategies that health plans … The family of CAHPS surveys includes instruments designed to assess patient experience with health plans … , including Medicare, Medicaid and commercial plans. … To be accredited by the National Committee for Quality Assurance, health plans must submit the results … What benefits does it offer to patients, providers, and plans?
How has it been implemented?
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/cahps/cahps-database/hp-database/index.html
January 01, 2024 - including State Medicaid agencies, State Children's Health Insurance Programs (CHIP), and individual health plans … CAHPS Data Tools present data in four different ways:
Overview: The number of respondents and health plans … Percentiles: The percentage of health plans that scored at or below a particular top box score.
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinar-041316.html
February 01, 2017 - for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) featured innovative strategies used by two Medicaid health plans … Speakers from health plans in Ohio and Oregon highlighted the specific improvement strategies they implemented … CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide , a comprehensive and free resource for medical groups, health plans
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/878.html
August 01, 2023 - If Enhanced Tax Credits Expire, Off-Marketplace ACA-Compliant Silver Plans May Reduce Premiums for High-Income … higher incomes searching for individual insurance may consider purchasing Affordable Care Act–compliant plans … silver plans was more than 11 percent lower than similar on-marketplace plans. … Bronze and gold plans tended to have higher premiums off-marketplace. … , but few would have access to off-marketplace bronze and gold plans with lower premiums than those available
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/web/pathways/health-plans.html
October 01, 2015 - Project
Resources
About TalkingQuality
Let Consumers Select Health Plans … or Providers To Compare
Most sponsors aim to provide information on all the health plans or … This works best if you can list all the plans or providers on the equivalent of one computer screen so … www.qualitycheck.org/consumer/searchQCR.aspx
Also in "Creating Pathways for Users"
Select Health Plans … Page originally created February 2015
Internet Citation: Let Consumers Select Health Plans
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/hp/about/Medicares-CAHPS-HP-Survey.html
December 01, 2023 - The Medicare Survey includes versions for Medicare Advantage plans (including PPOs), Prescription Drug … Plans, and the fee-for-service program.
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/cahps-database/2016_hp-chartbook.pdf
January 01, 2016 - Plan Survey Database
2016 Chartbook: What Consumers Say About Their
Experiences With Their Health Plans … Plan Survey Database
2016 Chartbook: What Consumers Say About Their Experiences With Their Health Plans … The
total number of respondents and plans by state are presented by population. … Adult Medicare
Respondents Plans Respondents Plans Respondents Plans Respondents Plans
Alabama 423 … Adult Medicaid Child Medicaid CHIP Adult Medicare
Respondents Plans Respondents Plans Respondents Plans
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/mission/strategic-plan/index.html
January 01, 2018 - Organization & Contacts
Strategic Plan
Information on the Agency's strategic plans … AHRQ Strategic Plan —Information on the Agency's strategic plans.
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/cahps-database/2019_hpchartbook.pdf
January 01, 2019 - Plan Survey Database
2019 Chartbook
What Consumers Say About Their Experiences With Their
Health Plans … Health Plan Survey Database 2019 Chartbook: What Consumers Say About Their Experiences With Their Health Plans … of all U.S. health plans or enrollee
populations1. … Although the number and mix of health plans within each enrollee population vary slightly from year to … The number of plans and respondents shown in
each table provides some indication of the variation in
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pbrn.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/index.html
December 01, 2022 - medical errors and promoting patient safety, measuring health care quality, consumer assessment of health plans … Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit
Pharmacy Health Literacy Center
National Action Plans … National Action Plans are developed with expert input to provide a framework for collaboration among