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New care model focuses on patients at risk of hospitalization

A new model of care delivery aimed at improving care for patients most at risk of being hospitalized is being assessed by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation based on its costs and outcomes. Called the Comprehensive Care Physician model, this care delivery system is intended to give at-risk patients access to a physician who will care for them in both the inpatient and outpatient settings.

Payment & Delivery Models
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Model tests comprehensive care physicians and high-risk patients

A new idea being tested at the University of Chicago is targeting high-risk patients with comprehensive care physicians. Physicians are assigned patients identified as being at high risk for hospitalization and follow them through inpatient, outpatient and home care settings

Payment & Delivery Models
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What physicians need for practice transformation: Doctors to CMS

Assisting physicians in adopting new models of care and payment that will enhance quality and lower costs is the aim of a recent request for information from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Payment & Delivery Models
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Physicians explain how to divvy payments in new models of care

Adopting care delivery reforms in your practice can help you achieve better physician-led, patient-centered care and increase your professional satisfaction. New resources from the AMA can help guide you through an appropriate payment system for new models of care.

Payment & Delivery Models