March 2018
Predictive Factors of Discharge Navigation Lag Time
Examination of factors associated with discharge lag time and how this metric plays an important role in managing hospital throughput.
Outpatient Referral Rates in Family Medicine
Referral patterns by family physicians affect numerous aspects of medical care. This study compares the outpatient referral rates of residents, residency faculty, and clinical faculty.
Thirty-Day Readmissions: Relationship to Physician Attending Type and Social Connectedness
This study examined patient clinical and demographic characteristics, healthcare system factors, and patients’ experiences of care associated with 30-day readmissions in a hospital with a Pioneer Accountable Care Organization.
The Skills of the Ambulatory Intensivist: A Review
March 7th 2018The ambulatory intensivist model makes achieving the Triple Aim a reality through improved physician interpersonal, analytic, intuitive, and advanced clinical skills, including the use of telemedicine.
A Managed Care Organization's Call Center–Based Social Support Role
March 7th 2018This study describes an alternative approach to linking patients to community resources, such as food banks, housing, and medical transport, using a call center–based layperson role.
Chronic Pain as a Driver of Cost in ACO Arrangements
March 7th 2018A discussion of chronic pain prevalence, care obstacles, and potential opportunities for care improvement within the accountable care organization context at University of California, San Francisco Health.
ACO Quality Over Time: The MSSP Experience and Opportunities for System-Wide Improvement
From 2013 to 2016, Medicare Shared Savings Program accountable care organizations (ACOs) improved quality. Continued infrastructure development funding, better relationships with postacute care facilities, and shared learnings among diverse ACOs would maximize quality improvement.
Medicare Accountable Care Spending Patterns: Shifting Expenditures Associated With Savings
From 2013 to 2016, successful Medicare Shared Savings Program accountable care organizations reduced spending by shifting expenditures from the inpatient and postacute care setting to the physician office setting.
