A New Hospitalist Model for Managing High-Cost, High-Need Patients A hospitalist model for complex care. Case Example October 2018
The ROI Calculator for Partnerships to Address the Social Determinants of Health A web-based financial tool that helps navigate partnerships between health care organizations and social service organizations. Implementation Tool August 2018
Going Beyond Clinical Care to Reduce Health Care Spending A regional approach to health care transformation. Peer-Reviewed Article July 2018
Systematic Review of High-Cost Patients’ Characteristics and Healthcare Utilisation An international analysis of high-cost patients. Peer-Reviewed Article July 2018
Care Management Contracting for Complex Populations: Best Practices and Tools This resource offers guidance on contracting for populations with complex needs. Implementation Tool July 2018
Impact of a Complex Chronic Care Patient Case Conference on Quality and Utilization The case conference approach to caring for complex patients. Peer-Reviewed Article May 2018
Case Management in Primary Care for Frequent Users of Health Care Services: A Mixed Methods Study The psychological benefits of case management. Peer-Reviewed Article May 2018
The CHRONIC Care Act of 2018: Advancing Care for Adults with Complex Needs A brief summarizes what you need to know about the new Chronic Care Act. Brief/Report March 2018
Investing in Social Services as a Core Strategy for Healthcare Organizations: Developing the Business Case This resource explains how to invest in social services as a business strategy. Implementation Tool March 2018
Complex Care Models to Achieve Accountable Care Readiness: Lessons from Two Community Hospitals Case studies of two community hospitals show how to advance accountable care. Case Example March 2018
Development of a Care Guidance Index Based on What Matters to Patients The What Matters Index measures quality of life for people with chronic conditions. Peer-Reviewed Article January 2018
Accountable Care Atlas: A Development Guide for Competency Implementation This resources describes the competencies organizations need to transition to value-based payment. Implementation Tool November 2017
Building Complex Care Programs: A Road Map for States This guide for state leaders offers lessons about state-level approaches to complex care. Implementation Tool October 2017
Designing a Health Care System for Patients with Complex Needs: Ten Recommendations for Policymakers An international expert group offers ten policy recommendations and profiles of innovative care models. Brief/Report September 2017
Case Managers for High-Risk, High-Cost Patients as Agents and Street-Level Bureaucrats How to improve the cost benefits of case management. Peer-Reviewed Article August 2017
Diffusion of Community Health Workers Within Medicaid Managed Care: A Strategy to Address Social Determinants of Health New Mexico’s model to deploy community health workers is now replicated in 12 states. Case Example July 2017
Effective Care for High-Need Patients: Opportunities for Improving Value, Outcomes and Health The National Academy of Medicine offers a synthesis of the evidence for improving care for high-needs patients. Brief/Report June 2017
Competing Health Care Systems and Complex Patients: An Inter-Professional Collaboration This paper describes competing health care systems can collaborate to improve care for overlapping patient populations. Peer-Reviewed Article June 2017
Bending the Spending Curve: The Role of Care Management in a Pioneer ACO ACOs have lowered costs for high-need patients through care management programs focused on modifiable spending. Peer-Reviewed Article May 2017
Complex Care Program Development: A New Framework for Design and Evaluation A new framework outlines four steps to develop care management programs. Brief/Report March 2017