For the first time, Kentucky employers purchasing healthcare benefits have aligned behind a set of core measures to drive improvements in prevention, behavioral health, and chronic disease care, with a focus on cost, utilization, and experience. The new Purchaser Priorities are taken from the latest Kentucky Core Healthcare Measures Set […]
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Call for Public Comment: 2021 Updates to KY Core Healthcare Measures Set
Modifications are being made to the Kentucky Core Healthcare Measures Set (KCHMS), and healthcare stakeholders throughout the Commonwealth are invited and encouraged to review and comment on those submissions during a public comment period that will run through June 10. The core measures set was first developed and released in 2018 through […]
Call for Applications – 2021 KY Core Healthcare Measures Set Committees
The Kentuckiana Health Collaborative is filling rosters for the selection of the 2021 Kentucky Core Healthcare Measures set (KCHMS), a core healthcare measures set for Kentucky’s primary care providers, with the ultimate goal of aligning the priorities of Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial insurers. The KCHMS was first released in June […]
Community Reports Highlight Improvements in Quality Metrics, but the Effects of COVID-19 on Primary Care Remain to be Seen
In April, the Kentuckiana Health Collaborative sent private reports to nearly 450 group practices throughout Kentucky and Southern Indiana. Soon after, the KHC released its annual community reports, featuring highlights of where the community performs well and where there are gaps in care. On Thursday, the KHC held a webinar […]
Kentuckiana Health Collaborative Releases Community Measurement Reports, Collects Data on Opioid Prescribing
The Kentuckiana Health Collaborative is pleased to release the 2018 Community Measurement Reports, which also includes opioid prescribing data as part of the KHC’s partnership with the Kentucky Opioid Response Effort (KORE). For the last 15 years, the KHC has led the way in healthcare quality measurement and transparency through […]
KHC’s Stephanie Clouser Named to Core Quality Measures Collaborative Implementation Team
Continuing the KHC’s work both regionally and nationally…
Measurement Alignment Efforts First Step Towards Driving Health Improvements in the Commonwealth
Healthcare quality measurement is not sexy. Or at least that’s what my boss, KHC Executive Co-Director Randa Deaton, has said. As the KHC Data Scientist, I disagree. And judging by the attendance at this month’s KHC Community Health Forum, “Driving Health Improvements Through Measurement Alignment,” I’m not the only one […]
Kentucky Core Healthcare Measures Set Expands to 38 Adult and Pediatric Primary Care Measures
After a summer of deliberations by committees, the 2019 Kentucky Core Healthcare Measures Set has been finalized, increasing the number of core measures from 34 to 38. The final vote resulted in the removal of three measures, addition of seven measures, and the upgrade of two measures from “standard” priority […]
Call for Public Comment: Proposed Changes to KY Core Healthcare Measures Set
Modifications are being made to the Kentucky Core Healthcare Measures Set (KCHMS), and healthcare stakeholders throughout the Commonwealth are invited and encouraged to review and comment on those submissions during a public comment period that will run through August 9. In 2018, the core measures set was developed and released […]
