Community Based Organizations are from Venus; Health Care Organizations are from Mars MOW Annual Conference August 2015 Sharon R Williams, CEO Williams Jaxon Consulting, LLC
When Worlds Collide Policy Catalysts Older Americans Act, 1965 Social Security Act: Titles III, VII, XVIII and XIX Americans w/ Disabilities Act, 1973 Rehabilitation Act, 1973 Balanced Budget Act, 1997 Medicare Prescription Drug Improvementand Modernization Act (MMA), 2003 Affordable Care Act, 2010 Medicaid MLTSS rules, 2015 Olmstead Decision
They’ve Been Living Among Us for a While Medicaid & Medicare managed care reforms have been revolutionizing health care delivery and changing the dynamics of other related industries/systems… Public Health Institutions Hospitals Nursing Homes Physicians Now it’s our turn!!!
Why We Must Join Forces With the Klingons Integrated Care Movement Triple AIM (ACA) Improving the experience of care for consumers Improving the health of populations Reducing per capita costs of health care Administrative/Programmatic Simplification Person Centered Planning
WHO are Your Fellow Space Travelers? Hospitals Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) Insurers/Managed Care Organizations (MCO) Medicaid Managed Care Dual Demonstration Contractors Medicare Advantage Market Place Commercial Health Plans Physician Groups/Federally Qualified Health Centers/Rural Health Centers Medicaid/Medicare fee-for-service Others—unions/employers
There IS Common Ground Quality Care coordination Improved consumer outcomes/satisfaction De-emphasis on institutional care Cost containment Utilization of a network delivery system for covered Federal/State oversight
What Key Objectives are Important to the Aliens? Improving health outcomes/quality Improved coordination of care Decrease gaps in care: behavioral, HCBS & medical Improve Member Compliance: medication adherence, use of preventive services & PCP engagement Reduce avoidable readmissions & emergency room visits Cost containment/financial metrics Achieving performance metrics Member satisfaction/retention
Concepts that May be Alien to Traditional Health Care Organizations Services that aren't ‘clinical-ized’ Person-centered care planning In home/community engagement with consumers Impact of Home and Community Based Services on quality/cost of care
Preparing for Launch CBOs must develop an intimate understanding of the new CUSTOMERS’ needs, drivers and motivation and provide necessary support/services Know how your products/services address health organizations' needs: Do they support contractual/regulatory standards? Do they address quality of care/health outcomes Health Employer Data information Set (HEDIS) Medicare Advantage Model of Care (MOC) or STAR Ratings Do they impact Pay for Performance (P4P) measures? Do they impact utilization goals? Do they impact consumer compliance/satisfaction/retention? What are the financial benefits?
Value Proposition HCBS agencies have keen sense of consumers’ community based needs Direct/personal contact with consumers/boots on the ground Compliance with the proposed Medicaid MLTSS rules Preventive engagement, routine monitoring Trusted and knowledgeable community resource Cost effective and essential services Network adequacy/competency
Knowledge IS Power! MOWA/state association resources CMS Medicaid/Medicare websites State health care associations—HMO, hospital, providers, etc. State Medicaid Agency staff/websites Health care industry local/national training Alignment with other stakeholders, CILS, AAAs, Assisted Living, Nursing Homes, etc. Kaiser Foundation, SCAN websites, etc.
References HEDIS ( CAHPS ( Medicare STAR Ratings ( Education/Training/CMSNationalTrainingProgram/Downloads/ Star-Enrollment-Period- Job-Aid.pdf) Education/Training/CMSNationalTrainingProgram/Downloads/ Star-Enrollment-Period- Job-Aid.pdf The Commonwealth Fund, Assessing Care Integration for Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries: A Review of Quality Measures Chosen by States in the Financial Alignment Initiative ( 724_Zainulbhai_care_integration_dual_eligibles_ib.pdf) 724_Zainulbhai_care_integration_dual_eligibles_ib.pdf Medicare Shared Savings Program (ACO) Quality Measures and Performance Standards ( Payment/sharedsavingsprogram/Quality_Measures_Standards.html) Payment/sharedsavingsprogram/Quality_Measures_Standards.html Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund with National Senior Citizens Law Center, “A Guide for Advocates: Identifying and Selecting LTSS Outcome Measures” (January 2013) Health Outcomes Survey (HOS) (
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