web02.fireside.fm Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:38:08 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Mastering Medicare - Episodes Tagged with “Maryland” https://www.masteringmedicare.net/tags/maryland Wed, 25 Mar 2020 08:00:00 -0400 What's the difference between Home Health and Home Care? How do Medicare Part A and Part B work? How do you order DME for your patient? When and how should you order home oxygen? What's new in the eldercare space? For physicians, other healthcare professionals, and senior-serving professionals, interacting with Medicare can be complicated and wrought with pitfalls, which, if not understood and managed, will mire your practice in endless paperwork and frustration. We interview industry experts in every aspect of healthcare, from insurance companies, DME companies, home health agencies, medical providers, and many others, to bring you their real world expertise in the American healthcare system. Your hosts are Dr. Amy Schiffman and Dr. Alex Mohseni, two Emergency Medicine physicians who have branched off from traditional Emergency Medicine to explore and build solutions with a particular focus on eldercare and population health. Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/602747270479020/ Join our Subscriber List and get exclusive access to our Mastering Medicare Cheat Sheet and other goodies: https://www.masteringmedicare.net/subscribe en-us episodic Demystifying healthcare and Medicare for senior-serving professionals and providers. Mastering Medicare What's the difference between Home Health and Home Care? How do Medicare Part A and Part B work? How do you order DME for your patient? When and how should you order home oxygen? What's new in the eldercare space? For physicians, other healthcare professionals, and senior-serving professionals, interacting with Medicare can be complicated and wrought with pitfalls, which, if not understood and managed, will mire your practice in endless paperwork and frustration. We interview industry experts in every aspect of healthcare, from insurance companies, DME companies, home health agencies, medical providers, and many others, to bring you their real world expertise in the American healthcare system. Your hosts are Dr. Amy Schiffman and Dr. Alex Mohseni, two Emergency Medicine physicians who have branched off from traditional Emergency Medicine to explore and build solutions with a particular focus on eldercare and population health. Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/602747270479020/ Join our Subscriber List and get exclusive access to our Mastering Medicare Cheat Sheet and other goodies: https://www.masteringmedicare.net/subscribe no elder care, eldercare, Medicare, Medicaid, healthcare, senior care, senior, seniors, senior-serving professionals, medical care, insurance company Mastering Medicare alex@masteringmedicare.net Episode 7: Dr. Howard Haft, Executive Director of the Maryland Primary Care Program, and former Deputy Secretary for Public Health https://www.masteringmedicare.net/7 247a62fc-a5d7-4eb8-82df-122c0ffb12f4 Wed, 25 Mar 2020 08:00:00 -0400 Mastering Medicare full Mastering Medicare Mastering Medicare is a podcast helping demystify healthcare and Medicare for senior-serving professionals and providers. 1:24:08 no <p>Amy and Alex interview Dr. Howard Haft, the Executive Director of the Maryland Primary Care Program, and Tammy Liu, a Primary Care Transformation Coach. We do a deep dive into the Maryland Primary Care Program and understand how this amazing innovative program is helping physicians provide higher quality more holistic care while providing physicians the tools and resources they need to provide that care in an efficient and low-friction way. </p> <p>We discuss so many valuable topics in this episode:<br> Who is Dr. Howard Haft<br> <a href="https://health.maryland.gov/mdpcp/Pages/home.aspx" rel="nofollow noopener">What is the Maryland Primary Care Program</a><br> Maryland All Payer Model<br> Global Budget Revenue Hospital Payment Model<br> What do Primary Care Practice Transformation Coaches do<br> Advanced Alternative Payment Model<br> Track 1<br> Track 2<br> Upfront payments<br> Is the Maryland Primary Care Program only for Medicare<br> Carefirst participation in the Maryland Primary Care Program<br> How much extra can physicians earn from the Maryland Primary Care Program<br> Average $40,000 per year per physician<br> Care Transformation Organizations<br> Administrative requirements of the Primary Care Program<br> ECQMs<br> Alex's mind gets blown<br> Empathy in healthcare<br> 20% Reduction in avoidable admissions<br> Predicting high risk patients and avoidable admissions<br> How Maryland is using machine learning to support primary care doctors<br> Social Determinants of Health services in Maryland<br> How to order SDOH services from CRISP<br> How community-based organizations can work with the Maryland Primary Care Program<br> <a href="https://211md.org/" rel="nofollow noopener">211 service in Maryland</a><br> Global Budget contracts<br> <a href="https://www.mhaonline.org/transforming-health-care/tracking-our-all-payer-experiment/stakeholder-innovation-group" rel="nofollow noopener">Maryland Stakeholder Innovation Group</a> </p> Medicare, healthcare, physician, medical, senior care, eldercare, elder care, elder, seniors, primary care, Maryland, Maryland Primary Care Program, VBC, value based care Amy and Alex interview Dr. Howard Haft, the Executive Director of the Maryland Primary Care Program, and Tammy Liu, a Primary Care Transformation Coach. We do a deep dive into the Maryland Primary Care Program and understand how this amazing innovative program is helping physicians provide higher quality more holistic care while providing physicians the tools and resources they need to provide that care in an efficient and low-friction way.

We discuss so many valuable topics in this episode:
Who is Dr. Howard Haft
What is the Maryland Primary Care Program
Maryland All Payer Model
Global Budget Revenue Hospital Payment Model
What do Primary Care Practice Transformation Coaches do
Advanced Alternative Payment Model
Track 1
Track 2
Upfront payments
Is the Maryland Primary Care Program only for Medicare
Carefirst participation in the Maryland Primary Care Program
How much extra can physicians earn from the Maryland Primary Care Program
Average $40,000 per year per physician
Care Transformation Organizations
Administrative requirements of the Primary Care Program
ECQMs
Alex's mind gets blown
Empathy in healthcare
20% Reduction in avoidable admissions
Predicting high risk patients and avoidable admissions
How Maryland is using machine learning to support primary care doctors
Social Determinants of Health services in Maryland
How to order SDOH services from CRISP
How community-based organizations can work with the Maryland Primary Care Program
211 service in Maryland
Global Budget contracts
Maryland Stakeholder Innovation Group

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We discuss so many valuable topics in this episode:
Who is Dr. Howard Haft
What is the Maryland Primary Care Program
Maryland All Payer Model
Global Budget Revenue Hospital Payment Model
What do Primary Care Practice Transformation Coaches do
Advanced Alternative Payment Model
Track 1
Track 2
Upfront payments
Is the Maryland Primary Care Program only for Medicare
Carefirst participation in the Maryland Primary Care Program
How much extra can physicians earn from the Maryland Primary Care Program
Average $40,000 per year per physician
Care Transformation Organizations
Administrative requirements of the Primary Care Program
ECQMs
Alex's mind gets blown
Empathy in healthcare
20% Reduction in avoidable admissions
Predicting high risk patients and avoidable admissions
How Maryland is using machine learning to support primary care doctors
Social Determinants of Health services in Maryland
How to order SDOH services from CRISP
How community-based organizations can work with the Maryland Primary Care Program
211 service in Maryland
Global Budget contracts
Maryland Stakeholder Innovation Group

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