AFMC : A CLOSER LOOK AT QUALITY
The PCMH program will send its practices monthly report cards that will detail practice site prescribing compared to peer groups . Financial incentives will reinforce efforts at better antibiotic stewardship . Over the next year , Medicaid will perform additional analysis to describe with greater clarity outpatient treatment of common infectious conditions . s
Table 1 |
Antibiotics / 100 Patients |
|
Total |
Age >= 18 |
Age < 18 |
Population |
107.5 |
103.5 |
108.5 |
PCMH Median |
114 |
104 |
118 |
Highest PCMH |
220 |
179 |
231 |
Lowest PCMH |
46 |
21 |
25 |
REFERENCES :
https :// www . cdc . gov / antibiotic-use / community / pdfs / Annual-Report-2018-H . pdf
Dr . Golden is medical director for Arkansas Medicaid and the Arkansas Office of Health Information Technology . He is a UAMS Professor of Internal Medicine and Public Health .
Larry Ballard is a Medical Assistance Manager for the Division of Medical Services at the Arkansas Department of Human Services ( DHS ). He has been with DHS for 9 years and currently over sees Patient-Centered Medical Home , Primary Cares Case Management , and aids with the CPC + program .
E . J . Shoptaw is a program director at General Dynamics Information Technology ( GDIT ) that manages Arkansas Medicaid Alternative Payment Models and other analytic contracts .
Marlo Harris is a Program Analyst Advisor at General Dynamics Information Technology ( GDIT ). She has been with GDIT for over twelve years and has over thirteen years of experience analyzing Medicaid data .
AFMC WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH PROVIDERS , COMMUNITY GROUPS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO PROMOTE THE QUALITY OF CARE IN ARKANSAS THROUGH EDUCATION AND EVALUATION . FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT AFMC QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS , CALL 1-877-375-5700 OR VISIT AFMC . ORG . MAY 2021
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