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Texas Council on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke (TXCVDS)
The mission of the TXCVDS is to “educate, inform and facilitate action among Texans to reduce the human and financial toll of cardiovascular disease and stroke.” The council was created…
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Value-Based Payment and Quality Improvement Advisory Committee
The Quality Committee was established in accordance with Texas Government Code §531.012. They provide a forum for the promotion of multi-stakeholder collaboration in pursuit of value-based payment initiatives and increased…
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Texas Administrative Code
The Texas Administrative Code (TAC) is a compilation of all state agency rules in Texas. The TAC was created by the Texas Legislature in 1977 under the Administrative Code Act.…
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Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA)
HPSAs are geographic regions, populations, and/or facilities lacking in sufficient primary, dental, or mental health care. They are given their designation by The Texas Primary Care Office (TPCO) and the…
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All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Group (APR-DRGs)
This clinical classification system is proprietary and is published and maintained by 3M. It was created to better represent resource use in all inpatient settings, not just the Medicare population.…
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Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC)
Major Diagnostic Categories were formed by physician panels to ensure that Diagnosis Related Group (DRGs) (see encyclopedic entry: Diagnosis Related Group) would be clinically accurate. Each MDC corresponds to a medical…
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Diagnosis Related Group (DRG)
DRGs are a system of classification for inpatient stay for use in measuring case mix (the types of patients a hospital treats) and costs developed at Yale University in the 1970’s.…
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Regional Healthcare Partnership (RHP)
The state is divided into 20 regional healthcare divisions that provide the non-federal portion of Medicaid 1115 Waiver funds and determine waiver funding priorities and metrics, according to waiver requirements. RHPs…
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Delivery System Reform Initiative Payment (DSRIP)
Under the Texas 1115 Medicaid Waiver, (see encyclopedic entry: Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement Program Waiver (1115 Waiver))these are incentive payments earned by providers, including public and private hospitals, physician groups, local…
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