Forefront: A typology for health equity performance measures
 â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â
Problems viewing this email?
View Message In Browser
Monday, March 21, 2022 | The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From
Health Affairs
Dear John,
****The White House announced that Ashish Jha
,
dean of Brown University's School of Public Health, will serve as the
new White House COVID-19 response coordinator.
In November, Jha was featured on A Health Podyssey
Â
to discuss what he's learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. Jha has
coauthored a number of articles on Forefront, covering topics including
America's COVID-19 response
and
hospital capacity
during the pandemic.
Changes To Medicare HRRP
The Medicare Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) was modified
in 2019 to stratify hospitals according to the proportion of their
patients who are dual Medicare and Medicaid enrollees-a measure of
social risk.
In the March issue of Health Affairs, Sukruth Shashikumar and coauthors
examine the change in average annual penalty percentage
among safety-net hospitals, rural hospitals, and hospitals with a large
share of Black and Hispanic/Latino patients.
All three groups experienced a small reduction in penalties due to
stratification, implying a "modest step toward equity within the
HRRP."
"Stratification represents a move away from penalizing hospitals for
taking care of patients facing systemic barriers to care," the authors
conclude.
[link removed]
Elsewhere At Health Affairs
Today in Health Affairs Forefront, Michael Bailit and Deepti Kanneganti
outline four types of health equity performance measures
.
In providing this typology, the authors aim to help states, insurers,
and providers assess and reduce inequities in health care.
[link removed]
Join us tomorrow for a free virtual event featuring Seth Berkowitz
speaking about his March article, "Evaluating A Nonemergency Medical
Transportation Benefit For Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Members.
"
Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Time: 3:00pm-4:00pm (Eastern)
Register
Daily Digest
Three-Year Impact Of Stratification In The Medicare Hospital
Readmissions Reduction Program
Sukruth A. Shashikumar et al.
A Typology For Health Equity Measures
Michael Bailit and Deepti Kanneganti
Ashish Jha On Health Care Payment Reform, COVID-19 & Health Policy
Twitter
Ashish Jha and Alan Weil
The Novel Coronavirus: Assessing The American Response
Ashish Jha
American Hospital Capacity And Projected Need For COVID-19 Patient Care
Thomas C. Tsai et al.
Â
[link removed]
[link removed]
Â
[link removed]
Â
[link removed]
Â
[link removed]
Â
mailto:
[email protected]
About Health Affairs
Health Affairs is the leading peer-reviewed journal
at the intersection of health,
health care, and policy. Published monthly by Project HOPE, the journal
is available in print and online. Late-breaking content is also found
through healthaffairs.org , Health Affairs Today
, and Health Affairs Sunday
Update . Â
Project HOPE is a global health and
humanitarian relief organization that places power in the hands of local
health care workers to save lives across the globe. Project HOPE has
published Health Affairs since 1981.
Copyright © Project HOPE: The People-to-People Health Foundation, Inc.
Health Affairs, 1220 19th Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20036, United States
Privacy Policy
To unsubscribe from this email, click here
.
_________________
Sent to
[email protected]
Unsubscribe:
[link removed]
Health Affairs, 1220 19th Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20036, United States
