Design and implement patient-centered medical home models and evaluate their effectiveness in improving the quality and efficiency of patient care.
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Demonstration Design and Implementation
Expertise assisting CMS in designing and implementing demonstration projects that evaluate potential improvements in Medicare coverage, expenditures, and quality of care, including new care delivery models such as patient-centered medical homes. Design and build custom websites and web-based evaluation tools to support the implementation and evaluation of demonstration projects.
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Medical Episode Grouper
Medical Episode Grouper (MEG) uses risk-adjusted, disease-based methodology to allow users to group patients by clinically defined levels of severity and compare physicians while improving the overall quality of care. -
Data Integration and Database Development
Sound policy development as well as analysis to inform policy ultimately rests on high-quality data. Thomson Healthcare has a distinguished history of developing databases and related tools to support research and analysis on healthcare costs, utilization, and quality.
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Software and Database Development
Designing and implementing unique databases and Web-based interfaces for research data collection, data dissemination, and database analysis.