an overview of patient-centered care
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Learn about the benefits and challenges of providing patient-centered care and how policy supports this.TRANSCRIPT
An Overview of Patient-Centered
Care
What is Patient-Centered Care?
Fundamentally different from traditional care
delivery
Based on value, not necessarily volume
A care team is responsible for providing all the
patient's health care needs
Emphasis is placed on increased accessibility:•open scheduling•expanded hours•strong communication
Patient-Centered Care Delivery Models
Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH)
Accountable Care Organization (ACO)
Other care delivery models involving key tenets of patient-centered care
How Does Policy Support Patient-Centered Care?
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) mentions patient-centeredness 36 times.
Meaningful Use Stage 2: 7 of 23 measures are directly
grounded in patient-centered care.
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs): 7 of 33 performance measures directly relate to patient
engagement.
CMS Public Measure Transparency: Introduces
the Physician Compare Website, which encouragesquality and transparency.
CMS Value-based Purchasing: CMS' value-based modifier payment program will implement
differential payment based on quality of care.
Other agency initiatives support key tenets of patient-centered care:
CMS PCORI, HRSA PCMH and VA PACT
Challenges of Providing Patient-
Centered Care
Providing patient-centered care requires additional
time and effort on the part of practices and physicians.
•Personalized care plans•Care coordination•Expanded hours•Patient engagement•Strong communication
Why additional time?
Overcoming Barriers to Patient-Centered
Care
A strong health IT partner can help address challenges
by taking some of the burden off your practice
and creating efficiencies by:
Delivering EHR & solutions that can streamline
workflows, enhance pt. engagement, support pop. health mgmt, enable HIE &
more.
Providing synchronized services (i.e. revenue cycle management) that free up your staff to focus on time-consuming tasks involved
with patient-centered care.
Providing resources to help you comply with health
reform initiatives, such as step-by-step toolkits, white
papers, webinars & consulting services.
Want to learn more about patient-centered care? Watch a free recorded
webinar at successehs.com/archived-
webinars.
Need a health IT partner to help you deliver patient-
centered care?Find out how SuccessEHS
can support you with technology, synchronized
services & resources.
