The majority of physicians now participate in an accountable care organization (ACO), the American Medical Association (AMA) recently reported. Overall, 53.8 percent of physicians polled in September 2018 for the AMA’s Physician Practice Benchmark Survey reported participating in at least one ACO type that year. The percentage is up from 44.0 percent in 2016, the recently…
BlueCross BlueShield of Michigan has reduced expected spending by $626 million over a nine-year period through a patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model that emphasizes personalized care. The payer found that the PCMH increased rates of preventive and coordinated care that help patients avoid emergency room visits and hospital stays. Compared to other practices, BlueCross PCMH-designated…
As healthcare professionals continue to focus on patient engagement, they face an onslaught of varying and often confusing terminology. Between phrases that sound the same and phrases that sound like they should mean the same thing, it is easy to get caught up in the vast web of patient engagement keywords. What is patient engagement,…
Dive Brief: Medicare ACOs with a higher proportion of primary care physicians with patient-centered medical home experience were more likely to generate savings and demonstrate higher quality scores, according to the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative’s (PCPCC) 2018 Evidence Report. Researchers grouped 333 ACOs into quartiles from no PCMH experience (Q1) to 43% PCMH primary care physicians…
The drive toward value-based care is requiring the healthcare industry to make a 180-degree turn from where we were just a few years ago. We’re moving away from a system focused on treating sickness to one that strives for wellness; from encouraging volume to demanding value; from filling beds to penalizing readmissions; and finally, from…