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Patricia Donovan
Voice: 732.449.4468
Fax: 732.449.4463
E-mail: pdonovan@hin.com
Web site: www.hin.com
June 23, 2011 Webinar to Examine Fast-Track Interventions to Reduce Avoidable ER Visits by Medicaid Patients
An Ohio collaborative of Medicaid plans will describe its rapid cycle quality improvement approach to reducing avoidable ER visits by Medicaid beneficiaries during a June 23, 2011 webinar from the Healthcare Intelligence Network.
May 10, 2011
SEA GIRT, NJ, USA — Ohio's IMPROVE Collaborative partners the state's Medicaid program with several Medicaid managed care plans to identify priority populations and fast-track quality improvement programs to reduce avoidable ER visits by Medicaid beneficiaries. IMPROVE's target populations, actionable interventions, early program results and lessons learned will be covered during Reducing Avoidable ER Visits by Medicaid Patients Through Quality-Based Interventions, a 45-minute webinar on June 23, 2011.
Find out more about reducing avoidable ER visits by Medicaid beneficiaries.
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Scheduled Speaker: Mina Chang, Ph.D., chief, health services research and program development section of the Bureau of Health Services Research for the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services.
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Conference Focus: Identifying the driving factors that lead Medicaid beneficiaries to seek care in the ED;
creating actionable interventions to address the patient streams most likely to use the ED inappropriately — chronic back pain, dental issues, high-utilizers and the other patient populations targeted by the program;
relationship-building and information-sharing strategies between Medicaid managed care plans and healthcare providers to improve program results;
addressing legal and compliance issues; and
preliminary program results and lessons learned.
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Webinar Formats: 45-minute live webinar on June 23, 2011, including 15 minutes of live Q&A; "On-Demand" rebroadcast available June 27, 2011; 45-minute training DVD or CD-ROM with printed transcript available by July 14, 2011. Participants may add a DVD or CD to their live session registration to share with colleagues. Learn more about reducing avoidable ER visits by Medicaid beneficiaries.
QUOTE ATTRIBUTABLE TO MELANIE MATTHEWS, HIN EXECUTIVE VP AND COO:
Click here for Melanie Matthews's profile.
"A study published in 2010 in JAMA found that emergency department use by Medicaid patients is now more than five times the rate of emergency department use by patients with private insurance. Additionally, 12 percent of respondents to our 2010 Reducing Avoidable ER Visits survey reported that Medicaid beneficiaries are responsible for the majority of avoidable ER visits. The collaborative approach by these Ohio Medicaid organizations to ensure appropriate ER use will be useful for any Medicaid entity hoping to reduce avoidable ER and hospital utilization and related costs in its populations."
Please contact Patricia Donovan to arrange an interview or to obtain additional quotes.
About the Healthcare Intelligence Network — HIN is the premier advisory service for executives seeking high-quality strategic information on the business of healthcare. For more information, contact the Healthcare Intelligence Network, PO Box 1442, Wall Township, NJ 07719-1442, (888) 446-3530, fax (732) 449-4463, e-mail info@hin.com, or visit http://www.hin.com.
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