Article by Shannon Sawyer, BS – Director of Healthcare Operations. Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition continues to stand out as the most widely adopted model of care in the country. At RMS Healthcare, we are committed to guiding organizations and practices through the intricacies of PCMH implementation and sustainability. As your partner, we keep you Read more

ARTICLE BY:Susan S. Maxsween, MHSA, VP Healthcare Operations & Consultingand Molly Burke, MPH, Research Analyst – What is a CHNA? A Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) is a systematic approach that aims to improve the health and well-being of a community by providing organizations with insights on the health status of the community. The CHNA Read more

Article by Shannon Sawyer, BS – Director of Healthcare Operations. As a healthcare consultant, RMS Healthcare acknowledges the rigor needed to ensure you sustain PCMH Recognition. Our team has over 13 years of experience in providing customized consultative services to a myriad of healthcare organizations and practices. We have 100% success in coaching our clients Read more

RMS Healthcare maintains our commitment to understand and share annual changes in NCQA PCMH requirements. On June 29, 2023, NCQA announced updates to the PCMH standards that will be effective January 1, 2024. As a healthcare consulting firm with proven experience, we strive to cultivate cohesive and meaningful partnerships with our clients. Our mission is Read more

If you haven’t heard already, NCQA (National Committee for Quality Assurance) has issued some substantial changes to the PCMH™ reporting measures for the coming year. If you’re a practice pursuing or sustaining PCMH Recognition, here’s what you and your team need to know about the NYS PCMH™ Recognition changes, effective January 1, 2022. Notable Changes Read more

The following blog post was written by Susan Maxsween, Senior Director of Healthcare Operations & Compliance at RMS. The New York State Department of Health established a partnership with the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) with the goal of launching an enhanced payment model that focuses on patient-centered practice transformation in all New York Read more

The following blog post was written by Maggy Stewart, Graphic Designer & Marketing Coordinator at RMS. Modern Healthcare has ranked Research & Marketing Strategies, Inc. (RMS) one of the largest patient-satisfaction measurement firms in the United States. Celebrating its milestone 15-year anniversary in 2017, RMS continues to grow its consulting and survey business within the Read more

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Patient-Centered Connected Care™ (PCCC™) standards are now available for non-traditional practices wishing to seek recognition of their quality-driven patient care. NCQA is offering this program in response to the plethora of choices that patients have in seeking episodic care as well as the need to emphasize the importance Read more

The following blog post was written by Karen Joncas, a Healthcare Transformation Coordinator at RMS. RMS Healthcare is a leader in healthcare transformation services, and has assisted over 200 practices in their journey to Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) recognition.  Primary care practices that have patients enrolled in a Medicaid or Managed Medicaid insurance program will Read more

This blog post was written by our guest blogger Karen Joncas, Healthcare Transformation Coordinator at Research & Marketing Strategies (RMS). In a recent blog posted in February of 2014, RMS Healthcare announced that National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) would be releasing updated Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) standards in March. On Monday, March 24th, Read more