Distributing shared savings for population health management.
Lessons from outcomes-based fee-for-service payment models that can be applied to population health management models include the following: Focus on outcomes, not processes. Limit the number of outcomes measures used. Ensure that the amount distributed is substantial enough to motivate behavior change. Communicate results clearly and transparently. Ensure that the financial consequence of poor performance is proportional to the cost increase it generates. Focus on reducing the rate of excess preventable outcomes.
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Averill
Norbert
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Goldfield
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Hughes
D017046:Cost Savings; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D004469:Economics, Hospital; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000191:economics; D012201:Reward