MedCity News February 25, 2020
Ben Zaniello & Nikki Starrett - Collective Medical

The key to improvement lies in ED optimization

In an attempt to improve patient outcomes and reduce care costs, ACOs in value-based care models across the country have devoted significant attention to the inpatient setting—focusing care management resources on inpatient discharges in particular. This is understandable, given the risk associated with that transition of care and potential for 30-day readmissions, which impact ACOs from a total medical expense (TME) perspective as well as quality measures performance.

However, ACOs that focus almost exclusively on inpatients risk neglect a much earlier opportunity to support their members’ care—as they enter the Emergency Department (ED).

The ED is the healthcare gateway for many vulnerable populations, providing a first look into a patient’s background...

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Topics: ACO (Accountable Care), Health System / Hospital, Patient / Consumer, Payment Models, Physician, Provider, Value Based
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