Few argue the point that the American health care “system” is broken. Today’s fragmented
nonsystem is based upon the decades-old idea that physicians through a one-to-one
relationship with the patient, will seek out and know the best care for each patient, and that
hospitals through episodic, acute-care interventions are the centralizing point for the
coordination of patient information. Waste, high cost, duplication, patient confusion and
poor outcomes result from:

• poor communication and lack of accountability among multiple providers.
• patients and families coordinating their own care across multiple providers and care settings.
• limited primary care, including preventative medicine and management of chronic illness.
• an overall focus on the volume of health care services.

 

While accountable care organizations (ACOs), clinical integration networks and patientcentered
medical homes are fast becoming the trend du jour, there is little doubt that a
provider-led, population-based, coordinated care process that instills accountability for
performance and measurement of quality, cost and patient experience is essential.

 

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