Identifying Value in Multi-Payer Payment Reform: The Nuts and Bolts of Quality Measurement
Thursday, October 16, 2014
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EST
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As states transform their payment and delivery systems to reward value, reliable and aligned quality measurement is increasingly important. How do states prioritize among the plethora of existing measures, and how do they ultimately define value? This webinar highlights technical and strategic approaches to identifying, selecting, aligning, and implementing quality measures across payers and delivery system models. A national expert provides a federal perspective on the current and future state of quality measurement to identify, reward, and improve value in health care. State officials from Oregon and Minnesota give their experiences developing multi-payer measurement strategies and describe their states’ approach to aligning payers and securing buy-in from providers on quality metrics.
This webinar is the second in a six-webinar series highlighting specific policy and technical issues critical to achieving multi-payer payment reform (the first webinar in the series, “Sustaining Momentum in Multi-Payer Payment Reform: Transitioning from Design to Implementation,” can be viewed here.). It is useful for all states contemplating, designing, or implementing multi-payer payment reforms, particularly SIM Round 2 Model Design applicants.
Moderator
Charles Townley, Policy Specialist, NASHP
Speakers
- Lori Coyner, Director of Health Analytics, Oregon Health Authority
- Anne Gauthier, Senior Program Director, NASHP
- Stefan Gildemeister, State Health Economist and Director, Health Economics Program, Minnesota Department of Health
- Kevin Larsen, Medical Director of Meaningful Use, Office of the National Coordinator for HIT
Please contact Tess Shiras (tshiras@oldsite.nashp.org) with any questions on this webinar.
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