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161. About TalkingQuality | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/about/index.html
     August 01, 2016 - to consumers on the quality of care provided by health care organizations (e.g., hospitals, health plans … quite a challenge to sum up and present in an objective way what’s known about the quality of health plans

162. Video Landing Page (Audio/Video item) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/events/20150317/webcast_03_17_15video.html
     July 01, 2018 - Webcast: March 17, 2015 Excelling on CAHPS: Lessons from Top-Performing Medicaid and CHIP Health Plans

163. Quality and Patient Safety Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.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

164. Background Report for the Request for Public Comment on Initial, Recommended Core Set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for Voluntary Use by Medicaid and CHIP Programs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/next-steps.html
     December 01, 2009 - Lower scoring plans reported an average receipt rate of 67 percent, and higher reporting plans reported … an average rate of 92 percent, suggesting considerable variation across plans. … The measure is currently reported to NCQA by 163 MMC health plans in 32 States. … Plans in the Northeast region of the United States have reported higher rates than plans in the South … The current reporting specifications are for health plans and providers.

165. Lessons from the Field: Using Pediatric Quality Measures across Multiple Levels (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/lessons/lessons-using-pqms.pdf
     January 01, 2016 - • In another study, the authors found that health plans have an effect on HEDIS® scores that is … For a pilot program, the state had health plans create a patient-level data flag linking patients … Stakeholder interactions •NCINQ asked participating health plans to categorize key data elements of … ◦ While health plans relied on rules or requirements (such as prior authorization) and feedback … Do health plans influence quality of care?.

166. Highlight Consumer Rights, Protections, and Ways To Complain | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/explain/share-info/highlight.html
     September 01, 2019 - If you are rating health plans, for example, it will be important to stress member’s rights to appeal … the organizations in your State or community that take responsibility for complaints about the health plans … your State or locality if you have problems with your Medicare benefits, including Medicare Advantage plans

167. For Systems Decisionmakers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/decisionmakers/index.html
     August 01, 2020 - specific strategies that health care administrators, managed care organizations, and purchasers of health plans

168. About the Measure | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/antipsychotic/about.html
     September 01, 2021 - The measures were tested using data from 17 Medicaid managed care plans in a large, mid-Atlantic state … , as well as data from 73 commercial plans nationwide. … Updated specifications are published annually in HEDIS Volume 2: Technical Specifications for Health Plans … Retirement of the Use of Multiple Concurrent Antipsychotics in Children and Adolescents Measure for Health Plans … While this measure is no longer used in reporting programs, it remains important for plans to continue

169. Webinar Transcript - The National Quality Strategy and the Public Sector: Federal Agency Alignment to the Six Priorities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/workingforquality/events/webinar-federal-agency-alignment-to-the-six-priorities.html
     November 01, 2016 - We give broad choices: members choose from plans currently offered in their area. … We set some boundaries to our plans, what plans must cover, and in general you'll see those in the gray … All of our plans have free preventive care. … I'll share a little bit about the measure set we use for all health plans. … We've also included the links to the 2016 Agency Specific Plans here, and there are additional plans

170. Quality of Life | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/quality.html
     July 01, 2018 - Healthy Through Education and Prevention (STEP): Implementation Guide and Coaching Sessions Lesson Plans

171. 185. Systems-Providing Treatment for Tobacco Use and Dependence as a Covered Benefit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide185.html
     October 01, 2014 - dependence treatments (both medication and counseling) as a paid or covered benefit by health insurance plans … effective in the Guideline should be included as covered services in public and private health benefit plans

172. 36. Intervention as a Covered Health Benefit (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-overview/slide36.html
     October 01, 2014 - dependence treatments (both medication and counseling) as a paid or covered benefit by health insurance plans … effective in the Guideline should be included as covered services in public and private health benefit plans

173. Daily Goals Checklist | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/daily-goals.html
     December 01, 2012 - CUSP Toolkit Effective communication is particularly important in the unit if complicated care plans … Effective communication is particularly important in the unit if complicated care plans are to be effectively

174. Chapter 4. Evaluation Design | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/diabetesnetwork/diabnet4.html
     October 01, 2014 - What are the plans and likelihood of regional/national spread of what has been learned? … Clinic B completed most Action Plans, with almost all involving DEd. … Not available (Clinic has since implemented electronic medical record [EMR]; plans to evaluate impact … Copies of Action Plans were not placed in medical records to allow followup by clinicians. … Every clinic had a few Action Plans without a comfort level noted.

175. Quality Improvement Strategies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/implementation-qi/toolkit/tcd/qi-strategies.html
     August 01, 2021 - Health Plan Incentives to Promote TCD Screening & Follow Up Financially incentivize Medicaid health plans … increasing TCD screening rates Provide measure performance feedback to Medicaid and CHIP health plans … on regularly scheduled basis Establish processes for health plans to share best practices for … List of state Medicaid health plans may be obtained from state Department of Health and Human Services … The state plans to use its financial incentives “lever” to encourage an environment for plans within

176. About the CAHPS Program and Surveys | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/about-cahps/index.html
     June 01, 2025 - range of interactions that patients have with the healthcare system, including their care from health plans … develop surveys that ask consumers and patients to report on and evaluate their experiences with health plans … professionals, public and private purchasers of healthcare, healthcare accreditation organizations, health plans

177. Measures: Safe and Judicious Antipsychotic Use in Children and Adolescents (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra_1415-p011-1-ef_0.pdf
     March 01, 2015 - The measures are intended for children enrolled in commercial health plans and/or Medicaid, with particular … data from States participating in the MEDNET project, Medicaid claims data from about 20 managed care plans … in one State, and data from about 70 commercial plans. … Testing indicated States and plans can collect and report the measures. … and provider Federal programs and have been adopted for reporting by Medicaid and commercial health plans

178. Delivering Quality Reports in Print | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/distribute/media/printed-report.html
     September 01, 2019 - EXAMPLE: A Brochure for Medicaid Beneficiaries Title: A Guide to Michigan Medicaid Health Plans: Quality … Michigan Department of Health and Human Services publishes a brochure with summary scores for Medicaid plans … process is automatic (i.e., if consumers do not have to take any action to re-enroll in their current plans

179. Info FAQs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/faqs/index.html?page=1
     June 12, 2025 - Quality (AHRQ) to develop surveys of patients' experiences with the healthcare they receive from health plans … The CAHPS program also houses a database for voluntarily submitted survey data from health plans and … Database contains respondent-level survey data, characteristics of entities surveyed (e.g., health plans … The CAHPS® Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide is a comprehensive resource for health plans, medical

180. Appendix B: Example Components of the Conceptual Model | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/casalino/paper/idkeydsrapb.html
     February 01, 2014 - Market structures: Market concentration vs. fragmentation (e.g., among hospitals, health insurance plans … Examples of External Incentives Payment methods from payors (primarily commercial health insurance plans … benefits to organizations that have it, e.g.: Is negotiating leverage between health insurance plans