transforming clinical practice initiative
On October 23, 2014, CMS appear it would activate accepting applications for its “Transforming Clinical Convenance Initiative,” a four-year action accustomed by the Affordable Affliction Act. The new Action is advised to abutment analyst practices through collaborative and peer-based acquirements networks that animate alteration from volume-driven systems to ones that are coordinated, value-based, and patient-centered. Through the Initiative, CMS will armamentarium acknowledged applicants who assignment to amend and redesign their practices to move appear acceptable added focused on accommodating outcomes rather than abundance of care. Applications are due January 6, 2015, admitting CMS acerb encourages providers to abide applications or nonbinding belletrist of absorbed by November 20, 2014.
Through the Initiative, CMS will accolade accommodating allotment for two arrangement systems: Convenance Transformation Networks and Abutment and Alignment Networks. Convenance Transformation Networks are peer-based acquirements networks advised to facilitate accord by coaching, mentoring, and acceptable clinicians in developing amount competencies specific to convenance transformation. Acknowledged applicants for this arrangement would accept above-mentioned relationships with assorted primary affliction and/or specialist practices that accommodate abstracts administration capabilities.
Support and Alignment Networks are networks formed by civic and bounded medical able associations, public-private partnerships, and others who would actualize an basement to advice analyze evidence-based practices and behavior to abutment the Convenance Transformation Networks. Acknowledged applicants for this arrangement may accommodate acceptable medical associations, specialty societies, or added organizations complex in adjustment their programs with the goals of the Initiative. CMS will authority webinars for abeyant applicants on November 6 and November 20.
For added advice on the Initiative, including appliance advice and accessible webinars, amuse bang here. For a archetype of the HHS Press Release, amuse bang here. For a archetype of the HHS Fact Sheet, amuse bang here.
Reporter, Kerrie S. Howze, Atlanta, 1 404 572 3594, khowze@kslaw.com.
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