Quick Reference Guide to Promising Care Models This resource is an updated quick reference guide to promising models for people with complex needs. Brief/Report February 2019
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
Systematic Review of High-Cost Patients’ Characteristics and Healthcare Utilisation An international analysis of high-cost patients. Peer-Reviewed Article July 2018
How ACOs Are Caring for People with Complex Needs An analysis of the National Survey of ACOs Brief/Report December 2018
Interventions for Frequently Hospitalized Patients and Their Effect on Outcomes: A Systematic Review Mixed evidence for efforts to reduce rehospitalizations. Peer-Reviewed Article December 2018
Blueprint for Complex Care: Advancing the Field of Care for Individuals with Complex Health and Social Needs This resource outlines the current state of complex care and recommendations for the future. Implementation Tool December 2018
Going Beyond Clinical Care to Reduce Health Care Spending A regional approach to health care transformation. Peer-Reviewed Article July 2018
A New Hospitalist Model for Managing High-Cost, High-Need Patients A hospitalist model for complex care. Case Example October 2018
Impact of Primary Care Intensive Management on High-Risk Veterans’ Costs and Utilization Supplementing primary care with team-based management. Peer-Reviewed Article June 2019
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
Academic Medical Centers and High-Need, High-Cost Patients: A Call to Action This resource describes how academic medical centers can reshape the health system for patients with complex needs. Peer-Reviewed Article November 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
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
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
Medicaid Managed Care Best Practices Compendium This resource collects the most innovative initiatives in Medicaid managed care that emerge each year. Brief/Report January 2017
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
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
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
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
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