Health systems are transforming primary care to provide holistic care that closes care gaps while prioritizing prevention and managing complex health and social needs across the continuum of care in alignment with new payment models.
Health systems are implementing and refining a wide array of care delivery and payment models to achieve better care for patients, smarter spending and healthier communities.
A rural hospital shares how the transition to an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) ensures patients are getting the right care at the right time.
Coordinated care seeks to ensure that patients, especially the chronically ill, get the right care at the right time, while avoiding unnecessary duplication of services and preventing medical errors. Explore key AHA resources on implementing an ACO.
The videos included in this resource provide an overview of population health strategies, the foundational capabilities that health care leaders are using to redesign care, the importance of developing new partnerships, as well as specific actions for how trustees can participate with their organization’s leadership team to advance health within their community.
Since value-based payment models focus on population health, a key area of emphasis is migration of care upstream and transforming primary care delivery through Accountable Care Organization Models, Patient Centered Medical Homes or other Alternative Payment Models.
As the health care field continues to shift toward value-based care, how can the gulf between these clinical care and community-based approaches be bridged?