ISSUE – employees are currently referred into the health systems they are affiliated with! DUHH. What does that mean for Employers bottom line and the quality of care employees are receiving? See the attached, but here are a few highlights.
… Between these groups, the researchers found that vertical relationships were associated with a significant, 22.6% increase in specialist visits per patient year, though there were no significant changes in total ED visits or hospitalizations.
Within the specific healthcare system, for primary care physicians newly aligned with a system, specialist visits per patient year were 29.4% greater while within-system ED visits and hospitalizations per patient year were 14.2% and 22.4% higher, respectively.
Total medical expenditures rose 6.3%, or just over $350, per patient-year ($30 pmpm) following a primary care physician’s entry into a vertical relationship. There were no significant differences in the probability of admission to a “high-price” hospital, readmission or admission to a hospital with low readmission rates between the study groups.
The answer clearly is not continue to do what you are doing today and expect different results?? Definition of insanity! Marathon Health Chad Ashcraft (thanks for sending) #vbc #valuebasedcare #primarycare
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