February 18, 2015 | Vol. V Issue 7 |
What Are Specialty Care Coordination Expectations?This Week's Challenge: Care coordination between primary care physicians and specialists is the main pillar of Wellpoint's medical neighborhood program, according to Robert Krebbs, director of payment innovation at WellPoint, Inc. Efficient, effective flow of information between practices as they transition patients between their practices results in "healthy handoffs" of those patients. See the core care coordination expectations in Wellpoint's patient-centered specialty care program. Click here to view a printable version of the chart and discover additional patient-centered care coordination expectations. To learn more about care coordination, download your copy of Care Compacts in the Medical Neighborhood: Transforming PCP-Specialist Care Coordination for $87. Care Compacts in the Medical Neighborhood: Transforming PCP-Specialist Care Coordination, a 25-page resource, describes how the care compact, adapted from a Colorado System of Care/Patient-Centered Medical Home (SOC/PCMH) template, addresses such coordination concerns as communications, referrals, patient handoffs, and more. This chart is sponsored by: Cross-Continuum Care Transitions: A Standardized Approach to Post-Acute Patient Hand-Offs Missed last week's chart? View How Is Chronic Care Management Conducted? Take this month's e-survey: Care Transition Management in 2015 Download new market research: Chronic Care Management in 2015: Nearly 1 in 2 Healthcare Organizations Poorly Positioned for Care Coordination Revenue Infographic: Telehealth Index Read related blog post: Incentives Advance PCP-Specialist Communications in Value-Based Health System © 2015 Healthcare Performance Benchmarks by Healthcare Intelligence Network. Sea Girt, NJ 08750 | 888-446-3530 [email protected] | http://store.hin.com |