Population Health Management Tools for ACOs: Technologies and Tactics to Support Accountable Care

Population Health Management Tools for ACOs: Technologies and Tactics

Population Health Management Tools for ACOs:
Technologies and Tactics to Support Accountable Care

Dear Healthcare Executive,

The Accountable Care Organization (ACO) model is dedicated to achieving the Institute of Healthcare Improvement's 'Triple Aim:' improving population health, enhancing the patient experience and slowing increases in healthcare costs.

Population Health Management Tools for ACOs: Technologies and Tactics to Support Accountable Care Population Health Management Tools for ACOs: Technologies and Tactics to Support Accountable Care examines the building blocks of population health management that drive improvements in healthcare quality and efficiency in ACOs — while positioning healthcare organizations for core measure improvement and increased reimbursement.

One such building block is an effective patient registry, which provides usable, actionable data — a true snapshot of the patient population being served and for which the organization is accountable. A registry also keeps organizations on track with recommended care and identifies ways to improve outcomes.

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In this 40-page resource, Dr. Gregory Spencer, chief medical officer of Crystal Run Healthcare, demystifies registry use and shares patient registry best practices, including the following:

  • Redesigning internal processes so that a registry can be used most effectively;
  • Using registry data to identify gaps in care;
  • Steps to improve accuracy and completeness of registry data; and
  • The evolving role of patient registries in delivering accountable care.

Excellence in population health management can only be achieved through experience. CMS Physician Group Practice participant Dartmouth-Hitchcock has developed a competency in population health management that it deploys in ongoing ACO pilots with Medicare and Cigna and in an ACO pilot in development with Anthem/WellPoint.

In Population Health Management Tools for ACOs: Technologies and Tactics to Support Accountable Care, Dartmouth-Hitchcock senior medical director Dr. Barbara Walters shares how the pilots have demonstrated the value of an ACO by achieving efficiency, quality and cost targets.

She explains the following:

  • The shared savings and total cost of care payment methodology developed by Dartmouth and Cigna for commercial members attributed to Dartmouth;
  • The new roles and responsibilities within an ACO to efficiently manage the health of a population, including strategies for practicing at the top of license;
  • Developing a collaborative model of care that allocates resources to manage illness burdens, gaps in care and care plans of a defined patient population; and
  • Results from Dartmouth's ACO pilots with CMS and Cigna, including where Dartmouth has achieved better than market results for these programs.

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A multi-user license will provide you with the right to install and use this information on your company's computer network for an unlimited number of additional workstations within your organization for a one-time fee. To have this valuable resource on your network, or to inquire about ordering bulk copies in print or Adobe PDF, please e-mail [email protected] or call 888-446-3530.

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