Dr. Neglia and The Holston Medical Group have established a unique program that cares for acutely ill patients in an ambulatory setting even though their illnesses would qualify for an inpatient hospitalization.
Explored how nurses can be integrated into complex care teams. This interactive online discussion provided opportunities to share ideas and ask questions.
For the past 20 years, the fundamentals of health care delivery have remained largely unchanged. Health plans rely on cost-shifting and utilization management to bend the cost curve, and doctors and hospitals accept lower prices in exchange for increased patient volumes.
Provides lessons on the function and impact of health plan Consumer Advisory Councils from Medicare-Medicaid Plans in capitated model demonstrations under the Financial Alignment Initiative.
Fostering a culture of caring for veterans takes interdisciplinary teams focused on comprehensive, trusting and reliable relationships through open and frequent communication and ongoing education.
Telehealth interventions had similar outcomes to in-person care for different services and populations, but did not consistently impact utilization such as physician or emergency department visits.
Andrew McClure of Senior Whole Health, a Magellan company, discusses his work around aligning quality measurement and improvement and offers insight on what drove the success of this partnership between medical group providers and this special needs health plan.
Describes the implications of Title III of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, which containes a series of landmark provisions for advancing the integration of Medicare and Medicaid and for improving care for persons with complex chronic conditions.
A new care delivery model of providing hospital-level services in the home (sometimes referred to as “home hospitalization” or “hospital at home”) has been launching with pilots at a number of health systems nationally.