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“Does This ACO Thing Really Mean We Need to be ‘Accountable’”
The American College of Physicians (ACP) just released a well-reasoned and thorough position paper, The Patient-Centered Medical Home Neighbor: The Interface of the Patient-Centered Medical Home with Specialty/Subspecialty Practices.
As I’ve written before, the Big Idea behind ACOs (Accountable Care Organizations) is the notion of accountability, not the specifics of organizational structure.
The purpose of the ACP position paper is to address the gaps that exist in care coordination when a physician refers a patient to a specialist. The obvious and logical answer proposed is to develop […]
Megatrend Spotting: Health Plan Role of Having “Best Data About YOUR Medical Conditions” is Up for Grabs
Who has the most comprehensive data about YOUR clinical conditions?
For most people, the answer today is “your health plan”, but it’s not at all clear that health plans will continue to have this role in the future.
As physicians and hospitals adopt EHRs, it’s foreseeable that clinical data about patients will be far more available and accessible.
Will patient data become:
A jockeying point for control and business advantage between health plans and care providers,
A collaborative opportunity to optimize clinical care and care […]
Megatrend Spotting: Collaborative Care Management Networks
“Why can’t we all just get along?” Rodney King
The Megatrend: Collaborative Care Management Networks (CCMNs)
It’s been quite a while since I spotted a new Disease Management Megatrend, but here’s one that’s long overdue:
Collaborative Care Management Networks will be necessary to achieve optimal care coordination.
The trend in a nutshell: payers (and others) are recognizing that optimal care coordination will require collaboration among health care stakeholders. This CANNOT be achieved with yesterday’s proprietary IT and business models.
CCMNs will share many — perhaps all — […]