In the Medical Home model, the physician office delivers patient-centered primary care and coordinates care with other providers for patients with chronic medical problems. Patients have enhanced access through advanced appointment systems and telephone and email communication, clinical decision support tools guide evidence-based practice, and patients receive support for self-care.
Under the contract, ECI will help participating physician offices transform into medical homes by providing consultative assistance for redesign around electronic health records and by embedding RN care managers into the office to assist the physician in population management, care planning, and patient self-management.
The TRIPP Center will compare the progress that practices make in becoming
medical homes, and performance on quality, efficiency, and patient experience
measures with similar parameters in a comparison group of practices.
Practices have been randomly assigned to one of two groups: a Supported Group
that receives the supplementary payment and ECI support and a Comparison Group
that receives a stipend for participating in the project but does not get
additional payment or ECI support. TRIPP will use the Physician Practice
Connections-Patient-Centered Medical Home, a tool developed by the National
Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), an independent, not-for-profit
organization dedicated to measuring the quality of America's health care, to
assess the extent to which medical practices adopt the principles of the
medical home. "As a Center focused on moving evidence into community practice,
we are excited to take the lead on this important randomized trial of a
medical home model, as there are few, if any, randomized trials in this area,"
said
"Care management must be integrated with the physician office. This
groundbreaking program will redefine primary care. ECI will leverage our
community based care management infrastructure to assist physicians in
managing patients," said CEO
ECI's methodology for providing support for Medical Home transformation
was developed by
"Physicians in our networks are important partners in the care that is
provided to our members," said Dr.
About EmblemHealth
In 2006, HIP Health Plan of
About HC Innovations, Inc.
HC Innovations, Inc. is the corporate entity operating Enhanced Care
Initiatives (ECI). ECI creates value and cost savings for HMOs, nursing
homes, and insurance companies (government and private) by identifying niche
markets with high medical costs and implementing proprietary solutions. HC
Innovations combines proprietary information systems with highly trained
nurses and nurse practitioners to improve health conditions with hands-on
care. The results are improved patient outcomes. ECI currently provides
services for Medicare, Medicaid, sub-acute care and specialty-needs programs
in
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