Chronic care management (CCM) refers to a Medicare care plan that can help direct a person’s healthcare. It lists information about the individual’s health and also explains the care they require.

CMS began reimbursing providers who actively manage care delivery for Medicare patients with two or more chronic conditions through the Chronic Care Management Program Jan. 1. According to a survey ...

The federal government must do a better job of folding aging services providers into healthcare solutions as it seeks to reduce administrative burdens, limit unnecessary hospitalizations and improve ...

Carrie Lester looks forward to the phone call every Thursday from her doctors’ medical assistant, who asks how she’s doing and if she needs prescription refills. The assistant counsels her on dealing ...

Carrie Lester looks forward to the phone call every Thursday from her doctors’ medical assistant, who asks how she’s doing and if she needs prescription refills. The assistant counsels her on dealing ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront series, Accountable Care for Population Health, featuring analysis and discussion of how to understand, design, support, and measure ...

The makers of the cloud-based MediTouch EHR, HealthFusion, announced the launch of a chronic care management module in response to CMS' Chronic Care Management changes. CMS' Chronic Care Management ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center has announced the Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions (ACCESS) model, a 10‑year voluntary payment model that ...

TempDev, a leading NextGen® Enterprise consulting and solutions provider, today announces the launch of its Chronic Care Management (CCM) 2.0 Template Suite. The program is an enhanced solution ...

Text Callout : Key Takeaways: Does Medicare Cover Chronic Pain Management? If you've ever lived with pain that just won’t quit, you’re not alone. According to a Centers for Disease Control and ...

Carrie Lester looks forward to the phone call every Thursday from her doctors' medical assistant, who asks how she's doing and if she needs prescription refills. The assistant counsels her on dealing ...