Fun Facts: Key Terms Used In The New Federal Healthcare Reform Law May 8, 2010
Posted by garrycarneal in Health Information Technology, Healthcare Reform, Medical Management.trackback
This past spring, the President signed “The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” (PPACA). Health care experts are now trying to sort out the details of the new law along with the complex implementation schedule. Below are the frequency of some key terms used in the PPACA:
|
Phrase or Term |
# of References |
|
“Care Coordination” |
20 |
|
“Care Management” |
22 |
|
“Case Management” |
10 |
| “Chronic Disease Management” |
7 |
|
“Demonstration Project” |
163 |
|
“Disease Management” |
6 |
|
“Electronic Health Record” |
9 |
|
“Health Information Technology” |
39 |
|
“Integrated” |
38 |
|
“Patient Safety” |
41 |
|
“Prevention” |
239 |
|
“Population Health” |
4 |
|
“Quality” |
563 |
|
“Readmission” or “Readmissions” |
62 |
|
“Secretary” |
3,267 |
|
“Triage” |
1 |
|
“Utilization Management” |
3 |
|
“Wellness” |
93 |
|
Prepared by Schooner Healthcare Services |
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Send me a comment about what terms that you would like me to look up, and I will post the results.
Garry Carneal, JD MA
President & CEO
Schooner Healthcare Services
Could you look up the following terms: Accountable Care; Patient Centered Outcomes; Value Purchasing
In the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the phrases:
• ” Accountable Care” is referenced 13 times
• “patient centered outcomes” is referenced one (1) time
• “value purchasing” is not referenced, but “value based purchasing” is referenced two (2) times
How about preexisting conditions, different diseases (e.g., diabetes, congestive heart failure), and specific organs.
In the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the phrases:
• “preexisting condition” is referenced seven (7) times
• “diabetes” is referenced twenty-seven (27) times
• “congestive heart failure” is referenced one (1) time
Could you also look up evidence based practices
The phrase “evidence based practices” is not used in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. However, the phrase “evidence based” is used three times. Here is one example:
“SEC. 2717. ENSURING THE QUALITY OF CARE.
“(a) QUALITY REPORTING.–
“(1) IN GENERAL.–Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Secretary, in consultation with experts in health care Quality and stakeholders, shall develop reporting requirements for use by a group health plan, and a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage, with respect to plan or coverage benefits and health care provider reimbursement structures that–……….
(C) implement activities to improve patient and reduce medical errors through the appropriate use of best clinical practices, evidence based medicine, and health information technology under the plan or coverage……
Hi Garry, as it is a growing area for patient interaction, I am curious about the phrases tele-health side, would you look up: ehealth, mhealth, mobile health, and tele-health?