Going Beyond Clinical Care to Reduce Health Care Spending A regional approach to health care transformation. Peer-Reviewed Article July 2018
CareMore: Improving Outcomes and Controlling Health Care Spending for High-Needs Patients CareMore’s business model identifies high-risk patients and surrounds them with coordinated services Case Example March 2017
Innovative Home Visit Models Associated with Reductions in Costs, Hospitalizations, and Emergency Department Use Home visits can reach patients with complex needs before a higher level of care is needed Peer-Reviewed Article March 2017
The Business Case for Community Paramedicine: Lessons from Commonwealth Care Alliance’s Pilot Program Cost considerations for the expansion of mobile integrated health care and community paramedicine programs. Case Example December 2016
Intensive Outpatient Care Program Toolkit The staff position of care coordinator is crucial to success. Implementation Tool December 2016
Guided Care: A Structured Approach to Providing Comprehensive Primary Care for Complex Patients Guided Care is designed to strike a balance between telephone-based and interdisciplinary team-based care management programs. Case Example October 2016
Home-Based Care Program Reduces Disability and Promotes Aging in Place Difficulty with activities of daily living is a major cost driver in health care that is typically overlooked. Peer-Reviewed Article September 2016
Developing Care Management Programs to Serve High-Need, High-Cost Populations Care management programs should include processes for evaluating patient-reported outcomes. Brief/Report February 2016
House Calls: California Program For Homebound Patients Reduces Monthly Spending, Delivers Meaningful Care A novel approach to home visiting delivers cost reduction and better care Peer-Reviewed Article January 2016
Models of Care for High-Need, High-Cost Patients: An Evidence Synthesis Much of the evidence comes from small studies, so further testing is needed. Brief/Report October 2015
Effect of a Community-Based Nursing Intervention on Mortality in Chronically Ill Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial Indicates that a community-based nurse care management model reduced all-cause mortality for older adults with chronic conditions. Peer-Reviewed Article July 2012