Care Coordination Improvements
Coordinated care delivery has emerged as a top focus for hospitals and health networks seeking to enhance performance. For more than a decade, the industry has prioritized inter professional cooperation as a key component of its aim to extract more value from a system plagued by care fragmentation and unsustainable prices.
Care coordination has been highlighted as an essential catalyst for achieving quality improvement goals linked to improved healthcare outcomes, better chronic illness management, decreased medical mistakes, and lower healthcare costs. It is the major reason the industry continues to invest in innovative care models like patient-centered medical homes and accountable care organizations.