Yesterday, I read an issue brief that came across my desk
from KPMG. It was entitled, "Convergence through Accountable
Care Capabilities." There was an interesting quote from the
brief that got my attention and it is as follows: "What is clear is that
the transformation towards a more accountable health system cannot happen
unless we are able to catalyze a series of simultaneous changes over the next
three to five years. New models need to be created, data needs to be
shared, risks will need to be addressed and collaborative relationships will
need to be formed."
Now, how cool is it that at WMHS, as part of the ten-hospital
Total Patient Revenue collaborative, we are already there? TPR is
certainly a new model based on value-based care delivery and no longer volume
based, as a collaborative we share everything from data to best practices, we
recognized the need to assume risk and can do so through improved quality and
lastly, we have formed other collaborative relationships with just about every
health care partner throughout our service area from pharmacies to urgent care
centers to physicians to nursing homes and the list goes on. Quite
honestly, that is what got the attention of the NY Times to feature WMHS in
their article on health care in Maryland. So, the bottom line is that
we don't need three to five more years. We are now building on what
we have mastered over the last three years in advancing the triple aim of
health care reform: Better Care; Reduced Cost and Healthier Communities.
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