Six Leadership Readiness Discussion Questions
Payers are developing care models specific to the level of need. For example, on multiple chronic conditions and complex needs, care for homebound patients, and end-of-life care. Or they may focus on specific conditions such as cardiology, oncology, or neurology. There is not a one-size-fits-all care-management strategy. Payers tend to categorize medical conditions by risk.
Risk Categories
For example, the highest risk would be end-of-life and specialty chronic care conditions, such as cancer. The next high risk is complex poly chronic conditions such as diabetes and depression. A rising risk would be primary care treatable conditions such as COPD or hypertension.
Below is key data for fee-for-service Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and Special Needs Plans, which shows that the prevalence of many chronic conditions is similar for enrollees in traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage, after separating out Special Needs Plans.
Leadership Readiness Discussion Questions
- How is your organization reducing the cost of care?
- Based on risk, what different technologies are being used?
- What changes based on different medical conditions change the approach for care management and care coordination?
- How is your partnership creating value to manage specific patient populations?
- How can your organization align financial and quality incentives?
- What is the engagement strategy of patients for self-care?
Lisa Remington is president and publisher of the Remington Report magazine and President of Remington’s Home Care Leadership Think Tank. She has worked with more than 10,000 organizations in both a consultancy role and an educator. Lisa monitors the complex key trends and forces of change to develop a correct strategic approach to de-risk decision-making and create sustainable futures across the healthcare continuum.
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