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Organizations selected for Medicare's high medical costs project
Physician Practice Advisor, July 6, 2005
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on July 1 the selection of six organizations to take part in a demonstration project aimed at helping Medicare beneficiaries with complex medical needs and high medical costs.
The objective of the Care Management for High Cost Beneficiaries (CMHCB) demonstration is better health outcomes and reduction of medical expenses. CMS hopes the demonstration will show whether this is possible through clinical support beyond traditional settings.
"This demonstration project will focus on Medicare beneficiaries who have the most to gain from our health care system but who too often don't get the best possible prevention-oriented care," said CMS Administrator Mark B. McClellan, MD, in a press release from CMS. "They often see numerous doctors without the continuity of care and support needed to enable the health professionals to work together effectively, and they often are unable to take advantage of evidence-based steps to prevent the complications of their diseases."
The organizations selected were: ACCENT, Care Level Management, Massachusetts General Hospital and Massachusetts General Physicians Organization, Montefiore Medical Center, Texas Senior Trails, and RMS DM, LLC.
To read more about this announcement, click here.
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