Payment to Promote Sustainability of Care Management Models for High-Need, High-Cost Patients Provider incentives must be based on Triple Aim outcomes. Brief/Report May 2016
What Matters Most: Essential Attributes of a High-Quality System of Care for Adults with Complex Care Needs Experts describe how delivery systems can effectively serve adults with complex needs. Brief/Report September 2016
High-Need, High-Cost Patients: Who Are They and How Do They Use Health Care? There is considerable variation in use and spending among high-need adults, suggesting this population should be segmented into subgroups. Brief/Report August 2016
How High-Need Patients Experience the Health Care System in Nine Countries The U.S. had the highest rate of cost-related access problems. Brief/Report January 2016
Attributes Common to Programs That Successfully Treat High-Need, High-Cost Individuals Targeting is important, even within the high-need patients enrolled in the program. Peer-Reviewed Article November 2015
The Hospital at Home Model: Bringing Hospital-Level Care to the Patient The program offers a lower-cost alternative to the hospital for patients who can be safely treated at home. Case Example August 2016
The Care Transitions Intervention The Care Transitions Intervention was co-designed with patients and evaluated using randomized trials. Implementation Tool November 2016
Key Components for Successful LTSS Integration: Lessons from Five Exemplar Plans Successful long-term services and supports programs have a single point of accountability, such as a care manager. Brief/Report April 2016
Person-Centered Care: The Business Case Federal policy changes have made PCC models of care more financially viable. Brief/Report June 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
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
Person-Centered Care: A Definition and Essential Elements This resource provides a definition and essential elements of person-centered care. Peer-Reviewed Article December 2015
Pursuing Financial Sustainability of Person-Centered Care Models Setting up data collection systems is important to showing value. Implementation Tool January 2014
Complex Care Management Toolkit Lessons learned from eight health care organizations can help you design a successful program. Implementation Tool April 2012
Supporting a Culture of Health: Opportunities to Improve Models of Care for People with Complex Needs Key opportunities include strengthening information technology connections across service providers. Brief/Report September 2015