Through the use of teams of health care providers this option allows states to provide a "health home" model for such individuals. Use of HIT in Health Homes for Enrollees with Chronic Conditions - The Affordable Care Act authorizes states to develop a new method of providing home care for enrollees with chronic conditions.One of the methodologies available to ACOs will be "the use of telehealth, remote patient monitoring, and other such enabling technologies." One of the new center‘s programs will be to develop new funding mechanisms with costs savings by better coordinating and managing care through newly established accountable care organizations (ACO). Use of Technology in New Cost Efficient Payment Models – Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation - The Affordable Care Act establishes the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation within the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).The Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act - A primary LeadingAge priority in the health care reform bill, the CLASS Act will enable a new model of funding for long-term services and supports, including the use of aging services technologies to meet care needs.
The Affordable Care Act requires the HHS secretary, in consultation with stakeholders (including representatives of nursing facilities), to develop specifications for Medicare Part D prescription drug plans (PDP) to reduce pharmacy waste in long-term care facilities using uniform techniques that will be determined in the analysis process. Development of Medicare Part D prescription dispensing techniques in long-term care facilities
The Affordable Care Act authorizes an unspecified amount of funding needed to conduct the demonstrations. One or more competitive grants are to be implemented by March 2011 for not more than 3 years. The Affordable Care Act requires the HHS secretary to conduct a demonstration project to develop best practices in skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities on the use of information technology to improve resident care. Demonstration project for use of HIT in nursing homes The law made $67.5 million available to fund the EHR grants and 2 other long-term care grant programs to provide incentives for staff training and development and to improve management practices. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary is required to adopt electronic standards for the exchange of clinical data by long-term care facilities, including, where available, standards for messaging and nomenclature. Long-term care facilities that receive grants are required to participate in state-level health information exchange activities where available. The grants are to be used to offset costs related to purchasing, leasing, developing, and implementing certified EHR technology and may be used for any computer infrastructure including hardware and software, upgrading current systems, and staff training. The Affordable Care Act contains a 4-year certified EHR grant program for long-term care facilities beginning in FY 2011. Certified EHR grant program for long-term care 3590), which was signed into law on March 23, 2010. The following are the technology-related provisions included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R.
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