Patient Engagement April 30, 2018
Pharmacists are in a unique position to deliver high-touch patient engagement and wellness coaching for individuals treated by an ACO.
In accountable care organizations (ACOs), fostering overall patient health requires high-touch patient wellness coaching. For ACOs facing the surmounting pressure to spark patient health behavior change, integrating pharmacists as another part of the clinician team is essential.
At Beth Israel Deaconess Care Organization (BIDCO), a physician- and hospital-owned value-based network and ACO, leaders understand that patient behavior change is a large hill to climb. Although essential to patient health – and the ACO’s financial health – patient behavior change is a lengthy process that requires multiple provider touchpoints.
A handful of provider visits each year will likely not help patients...
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