Behavior change is difficult. Whether it is exercising more, eating healthier, or better managing blood pressure, attempts to change health-related...
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Using a Health Risk Assessment to Improve Your Medicaid Quality Measures
March 5, 2018
In April 2016 CMS published a final rule requiring that all states implement a quality rating system for Medicaid managed...
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Choosing the Right Health Coaching Platform
February 22, 2018
Health coaching is a people intensive business. A robust coaching platform can help a coaching organization optimize deployment of their...
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New NCQA Population Health Management Standards
August 17, 2017
The recently announced National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) 2018 Health Plan Accreditation (HPA) standards and guidelines include a new...
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Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program
August 14, 2017
On July 13, 2017, CMS issued the Calendar Year 2018 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule, which increased the incentives offered...
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Health Risk Assessment for Medicare Annual Wellness Visit
March 2, 2017
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requires a health risk assessment to be included in the Annual Wellness...
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Health Risk Assessment for Medicaid
February 3, 2017
Starting July 1, 2017 Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) plans are required to make their best effort to...
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PDHI Earns NCQA Certification Again
October 12, 2016
PDHI has earned certification for the fifth consecutive time from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). As a result,...
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Replacing the UOM Health Assessment
August 5, 2016
The University of Michigan Health Management Research Center’s (HMRC) founder, Dee Edington, PhD, pioneered the use of health assessments as...
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EEOC Publishes Sample Wellness Program Notice for Employers
June 17, 2016
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released a sample notice to help employers offering wellness programs that collect health...
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