How ACOs Are Caring for People with Complex Needs An analysis of the National Survey of ACOs Brief/Report December 2018
The Current State of Telehealth Evidence: A Rapid Review Telehealth interventions had similar outcomes to in-person care for different services and populations, but did not consistently impact utilization such as physician or emergency department visits. Peer-Reviewed Article December 2018
Academic Medical Centers and High-Need, High-Cost Patients: A Call to Action This resource describes how academic medical centers can reshape the health system for patients with complex needs. Peer-Reviewed Article November 2018
Outpatient Complex Case Management: Health System-Tailored Risk Stratification Taxonomy to Identify High-Cost, High-Need Patients Maximizing the impact of outpatient complex case management. Peer-Reviewed Article November 2018
A New Hospitalist Model for Managing High-Cost, High-Need Patients A hospitalist model for complex care. Case Example October 2018
Going Beyond Clinical Care to Reduce Health Care Spending A regional approach to health care transformation. Peer-Reviewed Article July 2018
Impact of a Complex Chronic Care Patient Case Conference on Quality and Utilization The case conference approach to caring for complex patients. Peer-Reviewed Article May 2018
Case Management in Primary Care for Frequent Users of Health Care Services: A Mixed Methods Study The psychological benefits of case management. Peer-Reviewed Article May 2018
Complex Care Models to Achieve Accountable Care Readiness: Lessons from Two Community Hospitals Case studies of two community hospitals show how to advance accountable care. Case Example March 2018
Building Complex Care Programs: A Road Map for States This guide for state leaders offers lessons about state-level approaches to complex care. Implementation Tool October 2017
Designing a Health Care System for Patients with Complex Needs: Ten Recommendations for Policymakers An international expert group offers ten policy recommendations and profiles of innovative care models. Brief/Report September 2017
Effective Care for High-Need Patients: Opportunities for Improving Value, Outcomes and Health The National Academy of Medicine offers a synthesis of the evidence for improving care for high-needs patients. Brief/Report June 2017
Bending the Spending Curve: The Role of Care Management in a Pioneer ACO ACOs have lowered costs for high-need patients through care management programs focused on modifiable spending. Peer-Reviewed Article May 2017
CareMore: Improving Outcomes and Controlling Health Care Spending for High-Needs Patients CareMore’s business model identifies high-risk patients and surrounds them with coordinated services Case Example March 2017
Complex Care Program Development: A New Framework for Design and Evaluation A new framework outlines four steps to develop care management programs. Brief/Report March 2017
The Business Case for Community Paramedicine: Lessons from Commonwealth Care Alliance’s Pilot Program Cost considerations for the expansion of mobile integrated health care and community paramedicine programs. Case Example December 2016
What Matters Most: Essential Attributes of a High-Quality System of Care for Adults with Complex Care Needs Experts describe how delivery systems can effectively serve adults with complex needs. Brief/Report September 2016
So Many Options, Where Do We Start? An Overview of the Care Transitions Literature A systemic review of transitional care interventions reporting hospital readmission Peer-Reviewed Article March 2016
Developing Care Management Programs to Serve High-Need, High-Cost Populations Care management programs should include processes for evaluating patient-reported outcomes. Brief/Report February 2016
The Health Resilience Program: A Program Assessment Health Resilience Specialists work with the patients to meet their personal health needs Case Example January 2016