proHealthlines Newsletter Archive

Important news and information for Hudson Health Plan Providers

Vol. 1, Issue 3: In this issue...MedSolutions Implementation; HHP joins two NY State Funded Pay for Performance Demonstration Projects; Hudson Health Plan Awards 9 Primary Care Practices with Grant Money; Peggy Leonard named President-elect of the Case Management Society of America; Recognizing excellence in care; Access and availability standards.  Read

Vol. 1, Issue 2:  In this issue...New Supporting Excellence Program Rewarding Quality Preventive Care; Chlamydia Screening in Women What Primary Care Professionals (PCPs) can do to help more young women get screened;  Annual Provider Appreciation dinner; Recent reports of community acquired MRSA highlight the importance of appropriate use of antibiotics; A collaborative approach to helping members; Stay well this flu season;  New Preferred Drug Program for Medicaid; Kick the habit for your health and your bank account; Whole grains can lower diabetes risk; Lifestyle changes to lower cholesterol; Take control of high blood pressure; ADHD Toolkit Available; Autism Screening.  Read

Vol. 1, Issue 1:  In this issue...Supporting Excellence through patient-centered pay-for-performance; Process Improvement Grants; Dr. John E. Jacoby at Metro+Med talks about how the use of a computer registry helped him to achieve highest performance in Diabetes Management; Rewarding Quality Diabetes Management Program Cited in JAMA; Hudson Health Plan Rewarding Quality 2006 QARR Winners; Are you getting credit for all of the services you are providing?  Are you coding all your diagnoses?; Adolescent well-visits; Claims Corner - IVR Automation; Prescription for fewer patient complaints – Improved customer service; Moving into the ‘E’ age; HHPnet — information at your fingertips; NY Smokers’ Quitline.  Read