Delivery System Redesign

In two years California hopes to have most physicians using electronic health records state-wide and to have those records linked through a health information exchange system, using a provider directory services database.

Hawaii is moving toward a medical home model for Medicaid patients, integrating electronic health records to help coordinate services and improve provider communication.

BCBSMA launched the Alternative Quality Contract (AQC) in 2009 to move away from fee-for-service reimbursement models, with the goal of improving quality and outcomes while simultaneously slowing the growth of health care spending.

This study evaluates efforts to measure child and adolescent health and quality of services.