Clinical Integration
Case Examples
Building Quality into RIte Care: How Rhode Island Is Improving Care for Low-Income Residents
Improving Continuity of Care for Chronic Conditions: The Texas Medication Algorithm Project
Disease Management: Florida's MediPass Program
Center on An Aging Society
Commonwealth Fund
Center for Healthcare Strategies: Improving Care for Adults with Chronic Illness and Disabilities
Health Affairs, The Policy Journal of the Health Sphere
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) have been heralded as a promising model for improving the quality of care and reducing unnecessary costs through coordination and collaboration among providers. The concept envisions a transformation in the way that care is organized and delivered across the…
Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement to combine ministries and create a new, nonprofit Catholic health system.
Sens. John McCain (R-AZ) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) yesterday introduced the Veterans Community Care and Access Act (S. 2184), legislation to transform the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system and better integrate VA services and community care programs.
AHA comments on CMS's request for information on a new direction for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI).
Antitrust and other legal/regulatory issues re: clinical integration where hospitals and physicians work together, such as gainsharing, provision of physicians with IT, etc. Also any general discussion of clinical integration as it relates especially to caring for the patient with chronic disease…
An article in today’s Politico suggests hospital mergers are having an adverse impact on health local markets and is leading to substandard care and higher prices. But the most recent research on the subject tells a far different and less sensationalist story. A study of recent hospital mergers –…
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will host an Oct. 27 webinar on applying the new Medicare payment codes for behavioral health integration services, including collaborative care. The codes, applauded by the AHA, were introduced this year under the physician fee schedule…
Clinical integration is needed to facilitate the coordination of patient care across conditions, providers, settings, and time in order to achieve care that is safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and patient-focused.