Detailed evidence-based care plans that follow high-risk patients through episodes and transitions of care help these individuals and their providers assess the necessary level of care, evaluate available services and empower patients with goals of care, impacting care quality and health outcomes and enhancing patient experience and engagement.

A majority of healthcare organizations—83 percent—incorporate care plans into value-based healthcare delivery systems, according to a December 2015 survey by the Healthcare Intelligence Network, with more than half of remaining respondents planning to do so in the coming year.

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• Care plan strategies,
• How patients are classified for care plan needs; and
• The typical length of time in which a care plan tracks a patient

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This white paper is an excerpt from 2016 Healthcare Benchmarks: Care Plans, which examines care plan utilization strategies and successes from more than 75 healthcare organizations responding to the November 2015 Care Plan survey by the Healthcare Intelligence Network. This 40-page report assembles hundreds of metrics on care plan implementation from hospitals, health plans, physician practices and other responding organizations, offering a comprehensive look at care plan components, data sharing, challenges, impacts and ROI. For more information, click here:
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You may also be interested in these care planning resources:

• Physician Reimbursement in 2016: Workflow Optimization for Chronic Care Management and Advance Care Planning
  
  
• Care Coordination in an ACO: Population Health Management from Wellness to End-of-Life
  
  
• Data-Driven Care Transition Management: Action Plans for High-Risk Patients