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MMCS Update Newsletter
Winter 2010  PDF 1.18 MB
- 2009 HEDIS report
coming soon
- Medicaid’s Non-Emergency
Transportation program:
What providers should know
- Non-emergent ER visits up:
Providers and hospitals both
have role in reversing trend
- Medicaid caseloads by
the numbers
- Case management fees
reminder for PCPs
Fall 2009 PDF 1.18 MB
- New quality improvement project targets injuries to Arkansas children
- Arkansas Medicaid
develops hepatitis C
treatment protocols
- Coordinated School Health
Program brings health
care to campus
- Medicaid now providing
adult dental benefits
- Improve your EOB success rate
Summer 2009 PDF 1.44 MB
- Medicaid to add
asthma medications
to PDL in August
- 2009 MMCS Regional Conferences continue in Monticello and Little Rock
- Women’s health and diabetic screening now available
on AMII
- POLICY UPDATE:DHS limits new antipsychotic
prescriptions for children
- FYI:Increase in state flu vaccine
funding may
Spring 2009 PDF 1.19 MB
- Consider hydroxyurea for sickle cell disease
- Lead screening now mandatory for all Head Start enrollees
- Many common services don’t require PCP referrals
- e-Prescribe Arkansas gets SureScripts certification
- New faces join team at MMCS
Winter 2009 PDF 1.39 MB
- Feature: Arkansas Medicaid’s E-Prescribing Initiative
- QI UPDATE: Winter brings parties, fun and flu
- REPORT:Medicaid’s IQI program: Raising the bar in 2009
- REPORT: IQI: Rewards for results
- FOR YOUR INFORMATION:AMII evolves to meet PCP needs
Fall 2008 PDF 1.27 MB
- CMS requires lead
screening blood test: All Medicaid and Head Start children must receive test
- EDS BreastCare: Giving a voice to the technology behind the program
- QI UPDATE:Women’s preventive health:A major concern for Arkansas health care
- RESULTS:Most Medicaid, ARK ids First B
enrollees satisfied, according
to surveys
- FOR YOUR INFORMATION:Medicaid requires use of tamper-resistant prescription pads
Summer 2008 PDF 1.2 MB
- Regional meetings address many facets of health care
- Autism diagnosis requires
careful observation
- National Practice Size
Exploratory Project reveals
patient care trends in Arkansas
- Medicaid EOB:
Request process explained
- Navigating the Medicaid
pharmacy Web site
Spring 2008 PDF 1.9 MB
- Arkansas Physician Quality Incentive:
New program rewards
physicians who improve care
- PROVIDER RELATIONS:
BirthWait® program helps to
manage high-risk pregnancies
- POLICY UPDATE:
Navigating Arkansas’ foster care
system: Program regulations,
policies updated for SFY 2008
- RESULTS:
EPSDT Pilot Clinic
Awards presented to
44 Arkansas facilities
- REPORT:
EPSDT Profile Report can help
PCPs manage their caseloads
Winter 2008 PDF 1.1 M
- Medicaid leaders look back at decade-long
partnership with MMCS
- MMCS Provider Relations:
A provider’s resource for Medicaid
- Beneficiary Relations:
Ensuring Arkansans on Medicaid
get the care they need
- MMCS and HCQIP: Quality improvement is a team effort
- Success story:
HCQIP diabetes
project targets
the “big three”
- PCP Profiling: Helping physicians
track, analyze patient care
- It’s not just numbers:
MMCS data analysis
improves quality of care
Fall 2007 PDF 1.1 M
- Inpatient Quality Incentive
rewards Arkansas hospitals
for quality improvement
- QI UPDATE:
Target patient compliance
to control hypertension
- PROVIDER SPOTLIGHT:
Improve care and increase
reimbursement: Clinics can
still sign up for EPSDT project
- REMINDERS:
AM II enhances online
caseload management
- For Your Information:Arkansas physician offices
recognized for quality
health care
Summer 2007 PDF1.1 MB
- Arkansas Medicaid Information Interchange can help improve caseload management
- Arkansas to participate in Practice Size Exploratory Project
- Hope pediatrician stresses importance of EPSDT
- Medicaid to change foster care exam requirements: New rules will allow for quicker payment
- Kindergarten Roundup helps prepare for school registration
Spring 2007 PDF 1.4 MB
- New data show many medicaid beneficiaries are receiving better care
- Standardized tools are key to properly diagnosing ADHD
- State sees improvement in childhood immunizations, asthma care
- Arkansas Medicaid Information Interchange will offer online caseload facts
- Net service change: Help your patients continue to receive non-emergency transportation
Winter 2007 PDF 1.5 MB
- Medication management in elderly a challenge
- New billing codes for Women’s Health Waiver
- Diabetes profile can help your practice improve care and prepare for public reporting
- Keeping young Arkansans healthy: New program gives community leaders, physicians key roles
- New MMCS provider representative joins team
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