| Title | : | The Office of Vermont Health Access--Care Coordination Program |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Vermont Nurse Connection |
| Release | : | 2008-08-01 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Health & Fitness, Books, Health, Mind & Body, Business & Personal Finance, Industries & Professions |
| Size | : | 57509 |
| The Office of Vermont Health Access (OVHA), administrator for Vermont Medicaid, has launched an innovative program to support high risk Medicaid beneficiaries in managing their chronic health conditions. The Care Coordination Program (CCP) provides short term, intensive case management services to the highest risk Medicaid beneficiaries who have one or more of 11 chronic health conditions. These conditions include: Arthritis, Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Chronic Renal Failure (CRF), Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), Depression, Diabetes, Hyperlipidemia, Hypertension, Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), and Low Back Pain. The OVHA's Care Coordination Program (CCP), in conjunction with the Chronic Care Management Program (CCMP), exemplifies the Chronic Care Model in action. The CCP and CCMP are the vanguard of a system redesign to improve the health outcomes of Medicaid beneficiaries. The Global Commitment to Health Waiver allows flexibility in the way Medicaid uses resources and is the first of its kind in the United States. The OVHA has committed to partnering with primary care providers, hospitals, Agency of Human Services (AHS) departments, community agencies and the Blueprint for Health Chronic Care Initiative in order to best address the need for enhanced coordination of services for individuals with chronic conditions in a climate of increasingly complex health care needs and scarce resources. |
