title: Minnesota's Baskets-of-Care Project: scope, components, and measurement.
abstract: One idea that has emerged from health care reform discussions in Minnesota is the concept of "baskets of care", a method of reimbursing health care providers for episodes of care, rather than specific services and procedures. As a requirement of the state's 2008 health care reform legislation, the Minnesota Department of Health, with help from providers, payers, employers, and consumers, developed baskets of care for pediatric asthma care, diabetes care, prediabetes care, acute low back pain care, obstetric care, preventive care for adults, preventive care for children, and total knee replacement.This article describes those eight baskets of care, their development, and the recommended quality measures for each one.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement, USA.
authors.forename: Cally
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vinz
authors.forename: Joann
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Foreman
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bonneville
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008297:Male; D008910:Minnesota; D011247:Pregnancy; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*