New Safety Net Advisory Council (SNAC) Learning Lab materials available online

"The Colorado Health Institute convened the fifth SNAC Learning Lab of the 2013-2014 season on November 14th.  This session focused on new data sources that provide the consumer perspective.  The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) survey measures the patient experience within the Medicaid Accountable Care Collaborative.  The 2013 Colorado Health Access Survey (CHAS) providers a consumer perspective on a range of health issues, including barriers to care.  Thank you to those who attended.

The Colorado Health Institute team has posted materials from the meeting here. A summary of the discussion in the fifth of a new series, Food for Thought: Updates from the Safety Net Advisory Committee (SNAC), will be posted in the next few weeks.

The next SNAC Lab meeting, which will focus on the Accountable Care Collaborative, is schedule for Thursday, January 23rd, from 12:00-1:30pm at CHI."  [Source: Colorado Health Institute]

Two new editions of CHI’s “Food for Thought”

“Two new editions of “Food for Thought,” the Colorado Health Institute’s synthesis of themes from the July 25 and September 10 Safety Net Advisory Committee (SNAC) Labs focused on the Medicaid ACC Payment Reform Initiative (HB12-1281), and factors including the sustainability of Colorado’s heath care safety net are now available here.”  [Source: Colorado Health Institute]

Materials from the 4/25 Safety Net Advisory Committee forum are now available

"Last Thursday marked our first SNAC Learning Lab of the 2013-14 season, and [Colorado Health Institute] couldn’t have asked for a better kick-off. Thanks to those of you who attended the forum on specialty care’s role in the Medicaid Accountable Care Collaborative (ACC) and the ACC Payment Reform Initiative (HB12-1281)...The Colorado Health Institute team has posted materials from the meeting here, and plans to post the first of its new series of proceedings, Food for Thought: Updates from the Safety Net Advisory Committee (SNAC), later this week...

We are developing two tracks this year. Track 1 focuses on the ACC. Track 2 focuses on broader issues of access to care. Track 2 kicks off Thursday, May 23 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at CHI. You are welcome to attend either or both tracks.  If you would like to receive Microsoft Outlook meeting appointments for the remaining seven learning labs, please email Kathy Helm at helmk@coloradohealthinstitute.org."  [Source: Colorado Health Institute]