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CMS Primary Cares Initiative – What You Need to Know
CMMI announced the CMS Primary Cares Initiative on April 22, which is comprised of several voluntary payment options focused on serving patients with complex, chronic conditions and those with serious illness. C-TAC is proud to have worked closely with CMMI on this effort and will be sharing updates on the initiative in the days and…
Read MoreC-TAC and Arizona Health Care Leaders Meet to Discuss Innovation in Advanced Care
C-TAC leaders met with an array of health care changemakers in Arizona to discuss strategies for transforming advanced care on the state and national level during a roundtable in Tucson, Ariz. on April 16. The discussion featured representatives from a host of Arizona groups, including the End of Life Care Partnership, the Arizona Hospital and…
Read MoreCMMI Announces New Serious Illness Payment Model Based on C-TAC Proposal
HHS Secretary Azar, CMS Administrator Verma and CMMI Director Boehler Acknowledge C-TAC’s Contributions to Model Development The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) has announced the much-anticipated new payment model to support Americans living with advanced illness, which will operate under the new Primary Cares Initiative. The new model, Primary Care First, will include…
Read MoreBlue Shield of California’s Torrie Fields, MPH, Wins Top Leadership Award
C-TAC would like to congratulate Torrie Fields, MPH, senior manager of advanced illness and palliative care for Blue Shield of California, who has received the 2019 Leadership Award from the Coalition for Compassionate Care of California. During the Coalition for Compassionate Care of California’s Annual Palliative Care Summit on April 9, she was honored “for…
Read MoreInside the Beltway: AHRQ Integrating Palliative Care with Chronic Disease Management in Ambulatory Care
C-TAC submitted comments this week to the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality regarding the value of integrating palliative care into chronic disease management. These were in response to their commissioning a topic refinement and systematic review on this topic. AHRQ provided a set of key questions to guide the systematic review and C-TAC commented…
Read MoreNew Washington Post Article From C-TAC Senior Clinical Advisor Ravi Parikh
Ravi Parikh, MD, C-TAC’s senior clinical advisor, has published a new article in the Washington Post examining the rise of personalized oncology. Dr. Parikh also serves as a fellow in hematology and oncology at the University of Pennsylvania. “The pace of change in cancer therapy has been staggering over the past five years. The increased…
Read MoreJeff Thompson: Leading True
Jeff Thompson, MD, quite literally wrote the book on the leadership. Dr. Thompson, who currently serves as executive advisor and chief executive officer emeritus of the groundbreaking Gundersen Health System, has a wealth of insight to share on how diverse groups of leaders can thrive and spur positive change through values-based leadership. A selection of…
Read MoreInside the Beltway: C-TAC Comments on HHS Pain Management Report Draft
C-TAC submitted comments last week on HHS’ Request for Public Comments on the Pain Management Best Practices Inter- Agency Task Force Draft Report on Pain Management Best Practices: Updates, Gaps, Inconsistencies, and Recommendations. This report was required in the 2016 CARA Opioid legislation. Overall we were in strong support of the report and its recommendations…
Read MoreNew Serious Illness Coalition Launches After C-TAC Summit Commitment
The Oregon Coalition for Living Well with Serious Illness launched this week, with the goal of educating, communicating, and connecting “in order to help people with serious illness and their caregivers live well.” Plans for the Oregon Coalition were announced as a commitment during the 2018 C-TAC Summit in Denver, Colo. Comprised of more than…
Read MoreMember Spotlight: Stratis Health
Stratis Health is a nonprofit organization that leads collaboration and innovation in health care quality and safety. Stratis serves as a trusted expert in facilitating improvement for people and communities. For nearly 50 years, they have worked to build health care organization and community capacity and embed change management skills to drive person-centered quality health…
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