| Case in Point | CMRG | Patient Advocacy | OR Manager | DecisionBriefs | Tuesday, May 21, 2013 |
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The Medical Home: Redefining Chronic Disease Management
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The crisis is clear -- chronic diseases are crushing healthcare. Chronic diseases, such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and arthritis, are among the most common, costly and preventable of all health problems in the U.S. In terms of cost, we know that health costs are growing faster than employee wages and the economy at large. An aging population virtually guarantees that the problem will only continue to escalate.
Experts report that the U.S. healthcare system’s current operating model is not sustainable, particularly as the nation’s uninsured and aging baby boomers add more demands to an already stressed system. The Patient-Centered Health Care Home model is the dominant model currently proposed to redesign our healthcare system. The goal of this model is to provide coordinated and comprehensive care rooted in a strong collaborative relationship.
Join us on April 17 when an expert panel will share their knowledge and expertise on how the Patient Centered Health Care Home can begin to transform the system in creating a culture of improvement where care teams collectively take responsibility for their patient population’s health.
About the Webinar
There is general consensus that our current healthcare delivery system will not be able to supply an adequate workforce, contain costs, and meet the ever-increasing chronic-care needs of the growing and aging population in the United States. Some of the major challenges to the U.S. healthcare system are faced by those on the frontlines, namely the healthcare workers in primary care. Part of the emerging solution for primary care is the adoption of the Patient Centered Health Care Home Model.
The Patient Centered Health Care Home model, as defined by the URAC, ensures health plans and practices work cohesively to ensure patients’ health and wellness.
The Patient Centered Health Care Home (PCHCH) is a quality-driven, interdisciplinary, clinician-led team approach to delivering and coordinating care that puts patients, family members, and personal caregivers at the center of all decisions concerning the patient’s health and wellness.
A PCHCH provides comprehensive and individualized access to physical health, behavioral health, and supportive community and social services, ensuring patients receive the right care in the right setting at the right time. Based on the latest research, it is clear a patient-centered approach to primary care benefits all. By taking a proactive approach to keeping all patients as healthy as they can be, data shows a significant impact on reducing unnecessary emergency department visits, avoidable hospitalizations and rehospitalizations – translating to lowered morbidity, mortality, lost days of productivity, and cost savings for our healthcare system at large.
The medical home provides a model where the multidisciplinary healthcare team, led by the primary care physician, follow a set of principles that lead to comprehensive redesign of the practice where the practice is patient- and family-centered and follows the "six aims" that were defined by the Institute of Medicine so care is safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient and equitable.
Program Objectives
- Describe a model of practice that utilizes population-based tools to support and monitor wellness and care goals for each patient, aimed at preventing illness and improving individual well-being, clinical outcomes and quality of life.
- Explain the payers and providers are working together and utilizing tools to identify their population and understand risks and implemented processes to improve health and better manage chronic conditions.
- Discuss how team-based care can show positive outcomes in promoting the overall health, function, and well -being of each patient.
Our Webinar Will Answer These Questions
- How does disease management population health relate to the medical home model?
- How the patient-centered approach to primary care benefits the primary provider, the payer, the care coordination team and, most of all, the patient and the family.
- How, by taking a proactive approach to engaging patients in their care, positive outcomes can be achieved that include reduction in unnecessary emergency department visits and avoidable hospitalizations and rehospitalization for patients with chronic conditions.
- Why the medical home model is viewed as the primary tools used to decrease escalating cost to the healthcare system.
- How having the necessary tools in place allows a practice to identify those at risks and provide information to educate and empower patients to change behavior in order to prevent chronic conditions
- Why cooperation among clinicians and payers is a priority in the medical home model.
- How working together, clinicians and payers can share information to ensure an appropriate exchange of information and coordination of care.
- Why the medical home is viewed as an innovative model to address chronic conditions and better management
Faculty
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Jennifer Farlow, RN, BSN received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the Medical College of Georgia. She has over 10 years of healthcare experience & has a strong background in cardiology & heart health. Jennifer joined Piedmont Physicians in May 2010 as the Clinical Care Coordinator for their Patient Centered Medical Home pilot and was instrumental in the development of the program. She also received her certified health coach certification in April 2011. She is now the Manager of the Medical Home program in which she oversees a team of health coaches & is passionate about educating patients, assisting them with care coordination & helping them navigate through a complex healthcare system. |
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Ewa M. Matuszewski is the Founding Principal of the Practice Transformation Institute. She is a Detroit-area health care veteran and champion of innovative primary care and chronic care initiatives, including the award-winning Chronic Care Travel Team program. She is the co-founder and CEO of a Michigan-based physicians’ organization which was established as a physician service provider in 1981 and now serves approximately 750 primary care and specialty care physicians in Michigan and Ohio. She has consulted with medical societies and state, local, national and international health care organizations, and has been a frequent speaker on the management of innovation and primary care based chronic disease programs. Ms. Matuszewski is a practice mentor with the American Academy of Family Physicians’ Practice Enhancement Forum, a guest lecturer in the Wayne State University School of Medicine Family Practice Residency Program, member of the Michigan Primary Care Consortium, member of the Improving Performance in Practice (IPIP) Steering Committee, and co-chair of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Physician Group Incentive Program (PGIP) Patient Centered Medical Home Committee. She is also a founding member of the Michigan Stanford Chronic Disease Self Management Program Master Trainers Organization and the Michigan Primary Care Consortium. In 2007, Crain’s Detroit Business recognized Ms. Matuszewski as an “American Dreamer” in an award feature highlighting successful foreign-born Southeast Michigan business leaders who built successful careers in the United States. Throughout her many experiences in leading physicians and their practice teams through change, Ms. Matuszewski has promoted a vision of patient-centered medicine and a culture of organizational excellence. Her areas of expertise are health policy analysis, physician workforce strategies, physician practice environment, primary care team leadership, and primary care practice management-governance interface. |
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Sidorov Health Solutions, Former Medical Director Geisinger Health Plan Jaan Sidorov, MD, MSHA, FACP is an independent consultant for Sidorov Health Solutions, Inc (Harrisburg, PA) and President of PMSLIC, the largest physician malpractice insurance company in Pennsylvania. He obtained his MD in 1981 from Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine in Hershey, PA, where he was the recipient of the Mosby Award for Academic Achievement in Studies. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Hanover, NH, and was Chief Resident in Internal Medicine at Reading Hospital and Medical Center in Reading, PA. In 2006, he earned his Masters in Health Services Administration from Marywood University in Scranton, PA. Additionally, he is certified as a Managed Care Executive by the American Association of Health Plans and has his certificate in Education from the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD). He has numerous peer-reviewed publications, two of which were named as "Best Article" by DMAA and one of which is listed on the electronic medical record as "most read" by the prestigious health policy journal Health Affairs. Finally, he sits on the editorial advisory board for Managed Care, Disease Management Advisor, and Disease Management/Population Health Management; as well as the advisory board of the Chronic Care Group of the HealthSciences Institute. |
Moderator: |
Jennifer Farlow, RN, BSN
Ewa Matuszewski, Principal Practice Transformation Institute
Jaan Sidorov, MD, MSHA, FACP
Who Should Attend
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Purchase Options
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- $329 per location, unlimited viewing per location (a special rate is available for solo practitioners and the military. Please call 301-354-1769 for promo code for a price reduction if you qualify.
- Live Webinar Registration – $329 (per-site fee)
- Webinar Recording on CD-ROM – $329
- Live Webinar and CD-ROM – $379
About URAC
URAC has developed its Patient Centered Health Care Home (PCHCH) programs to educate and guide health care practices, and their sponsoring health plans, insurers and pilot programs through transformation into truly patient-centered health care homes. Learn more »
Questions?
For questions regarding the Webinar or to register by phone, contact Hope Kabik at 301-354-1769.
For content questions regarding this Webinar, contact Anne Llewellyn at 954-254-2950 or email allewellyn@dorlandhealth.com.
*Dorland Health does not offer any refunds for the webinar. All sales are final.
For technical support questions, you can contact the Webex technical support line at 1.866.229.3239.
How Does the Webinar Work?
The live audio is delivered to your location over the telephone or your computer speakers. The Power-Point presentations are presented over the Internet and are available to print out before the program. This is like a talk-radio program with visuals on the Web. You and your team will be able to have a live Q&A with all the speakers.
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