Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 18, § 701 - Definitions under the health law

“Definitions under the health law” 

(1) “Blueprint for Health” means the state’s program for integrating the healthcare system, improving the health of the overall population, and improving control over health care costs by promoting health maintenance, prevention and care coordination and management.

(4) “Chronic care information system” means the electronic database developed under the Blueprint for Health that includes information on all cases of a particular disease or health condition in a defined population.

(5) “Chronic care management” means a system of coordinated health care interventions and communications for individuals with chronic conditions. 

(6) “Global payment” means a payment from a health insurer, Medicaid, Medicare, or other payer for the health services of a defined population of patients for a defined period of time.

(12) “Integrated delivery system” means a group of health care professionals that provides health services for a defined population of patients and is compensated through a global payment.

(13) “Payment reform” means modifying the method of payment from a fee for-service basis to one or more alternative methods for compensating health care providers for the provision of high-quality and efficient health services, products, and supplies.

Related laws:

1 Vermont Statutes §111