Engaging Physicians in ACO Development and Operations
This post is the third of an 11-part series that proposes structures and actions that characterize successful accountable care organizations. Click here to download A Model for Value-Based...
View ArticleUpside and Downside Risk Should Be Part and Parcel of ACO Financial Arrangements
This post is the fourth of an 11-part series that proposes structures and actions that characterize successful accountable care organizations. Click here to download A Model for Value-Based...
View ArticleBenchmarking Clinical, Financial Goals Key for ACO Performance and Care Delivery
This post is the fifth of an 11-part series that proposes structures and actions that characterize successful accountable care organizations. Click here to download A Model for Value-Based...
View ArticleHow has the external roadmap to value changed over the last year for providers?
As the momentum to value-based health care progresses, the focus of physicians and hospitals has shifted. Last year many providers were waiting to see if the Supreme Court would uphold the Patient...
View ArticleCare Integration Requires Re-thinking Care Delivery Processes-Part 1
This post is the sixth of an 11-part series that proposes structures and actions that characterize successful accountable care organizations. Click here to download A Model for Value-Based...
View ArticleCare Integration Requires Re-thinking Care Delivery Processes-Part 2
This post is the seventh of an 11-part series that proposes structures and actions that characterize successful accountable care organizations. Click here to download A Model for Value-Based...
View ArticleEmpowering patients to support population health initiatives
Both provider and payer organizations need to find ways to consistently and cost-effectively interact with and coordinate patient-centered prevention and care. But it’s not just engaging the...
View ArticleImproving overall population health starts at better care for individuals
Successfully improving population health begins with improving the health of people in the community. This begins with giving health care providers the means to identify and prioritize the individuals...
View ArticleCare management for high-risk patients
To manage high-risk members, a community-based, team-based approach provides the best balance of quality and patient care. Care management teams should include a physician, a care manager, a...
View ArticleLeveraging technology to support the sharing of information and drive...
Integrating IT systems and aggregating data across multiple organizations will lead to higher quality, more effective and more efficient patient care. The components an ACO required to accomplish these...
View ArticleFive common areas where provider-based risk can falter
There is no single path to success for provider organizations who want to learn how to take on patient risk. Hospital/physician gainsharing, patient-centered medical homes, bundled payments, shared...
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