TOPIC: Care Delivery

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  Health Care Transformation Starts in Our Own Backyards

  by Joel Hoffman, ASA, MAAA, FCA | April 12, 2012

  The best way to transform U.S. health care is to transform the health of individual communities one by one, learning from our successes and failures to make improvements for our neighbors. We need to avoid a "one-size-fits-all" approach.

  
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  Community-Based Care Transitions

  by Jackie Walker Gibson | March 29, 2012

  Innovative partnerships between community-based organizations and hospitals could be the key to improving care transitions and reducing readmissions.

  
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  Video: Executive Discussion on the Sustainability of Health Care

  March 28, 2012

  In this video, health care experts share key insights from the Optum Institute for Sustainable Health survey on health care sustainability.

  
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  Effective Care Transitions to Reduce Readmissions

  by Abby Christopher | March 20, 2012

  Providers are taking a new look at care transitions as a way to fill in gaps in care and prevent unnecessary readmissions.

  
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  Care Management Strategies During Transitions

  by Jackie Walker Gibson | March 20, 2012

  Judy Rich describes three care transitions strategies to reduce preventable readmissions.
  

  
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  Opportunities to Improve Care Coordination

  March 20, 2012

  The Optum Institute for Sustainable Health’s inaugural study makes the case for care coordination.

  
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  Q&A: High-Tech vs. High-Touch Care Transitions

  March 15, 2012

  Pramod Gaur, PhD, vice president of telehealth at OptumHealth, explains why poorly managed care transitions can lead to readmissions and offers a high-tech/high-touch solution.

  
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  End-of-Life Care and Outcomes in Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)

  by Annette Lenzi Martin | March 15, 2012

  The defining characteristics of accountable care organizations (ACOs) may pave the way for improved quality and reduced costs in end-of-life care.

  
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  Telehealth Could Boost Outcomes, Reduce Readmissions

  by Jackie Walker Gibson | February 14, 2012

  It’s trendy, it’s beneficial and the technology is already here. But without adequate incentives, will telehealth pay off in the end?

  
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  Video: Strategies for Better Coordinating Care Transitions

  January 17, 2012

  In this video, Mark Crockett, MD, Simon Stevens and Palmer Evans discuss ways to better coordinate care in emergency rooms to reduce readmissions and curb costs.