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How team-based approach is improving patient care

Care quality, access and costs all have improved under a new approach to delivering care at the Scott and White health system in Texas, according to the chairman of the group’s board of directors, who spoke to physicians Friday at the 2014 AMA Annual Meeting.

Scope of Practice
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Multi-hospital systems may now have one integrated medical staff

A multi-hospital system can now have a single integrated medical staff, rather than requiring a separate medical staff at each hospital, under a final rule (AMA login required) issued last week by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Payment & Delivery Models
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Team-based care advances across the states

Achieving the “triple aim”—providing the highest quality of care at the lowest cost possible while improving patient outcomes—is becoming more and more difficult as the patient population ages, chronic conditions become more prevalent and newly-insured patients flood the health care system.

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How med schools are preparing students for team-based care

Medical residents today must demonstrate that they can successfully participate as contributing members of interprofessional teams, so medical schools are working through barriers to incorporate interprofessional education (IPE) into their curricula to give students a firm grounding when they begin providing care.

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What makes a successful hospital-physician relationship

Health care delivery models—and relationships between hospitals and physicians—are changing rapidly, but until more systems implement new models, the traditional structure isn’t going away, according to discussions from an industry conference highlighted in an April 18 Health Affairs blog post.

Physician-Patient Relationship
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Where we are on the road to physician-led integrated care

If you’re in a physician-led integrated practice setting, or moving in that direction, the annual meeting of the AMA Integrated Physician Practice Section (IPPS) will shed light on how physicians are shaping emerging care delivery and payment models.

Scope of Practice
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Cleveland Clinic becomes first hospital certified as medical home

The Joint Commission has awarded its first Gold Seal of Approval® for Primary Care Medical Home (PCMH) certification for hospitals to the Cleveland Clinic for demonstrating compliance with the group’s national standards for health care quality and safety. 

Payment & Delivery Models
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CMS adds quality measures to Medicare's physician search site

CMS announced last week that quality measures will be added to its Physician Compare website, a move coming just days before Monday's scheduled town hall meeting to get public input on the website.

Payment & Delivery Models
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Medicare ACOs saved $380 million in first year, CMS reports

Preliminary results for the first year of Medicare's two ACO programs indicate that the new model for care delivery and payment can be an effective way to rein in health care costs while improving quality.

Payment & Delivery Models