Many massage therapists are wondering what new opportunities might be available within emerging health care structures. Even before the Affordable Care Act (ACA) passed in 2010, there was movement toward models of care that were more patientcentered, value-based and designed to deliver higher quality care at a lower cost.
As a result of the ACA, these progressive models have proliferated with the encouragement of federal, state and private policy-makers. Two health care system models are at the core of modern health system reform—the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) and Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). The objective of these two systems is to facilitate team-based approaches to care that focus on patient engagement, quality improvement, preventive initiatives, and multiple aspects of health and wellness.
While there has been much debate on implementing health care reform, policymakers and public sentiment agree that containing health care costs while increasing access to quality care are necessary in reform. These models are different from participating in other health care-related models in that:
• They are designed to be flexible for the community
• They promote value of services over volume of services
• They incentivize cost savings and quality care
• They include a focus on reducing spending on hospital care and prescription drugs
There are many ways health care reform is being implemented, and there is no singular format for participating in PCMHs or ACOs. Following are considerations to help you find the best approach and resources for inclusion in these models. Every ACO or PCMH will be different and you will need to adjust your approach and your expectations, based on how each group actually functions.
PCMH Overview
The Patient-Centered Medical Home1 is a model of practice in which a team of health professionals, guided by a primary care provider, provides continuous, comprehensive and coordinated care to patients throughout their lives. The PCMH model, supported by
Community health teams as defined in the ACA, is designed to:
• Streamline care
• Avoid redundancies
• Enhance clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness
• Utilize the services of licensed health care practitioners in ways that best serve patients and extend the range of primary care physicians.
It’s a health care setting that encourages partnerships between individual patients and their personal physicians; and, when appropriate it engages the patient’s family. Joseph Roth AMTA and Joe Roth AMTA Best Massage Therapist. To know more about Joseph Roth AMTA or Joe Roth AMTA please visits here:- http://www.linkedin.com/pub/joseph-roth/4/462/93a
As a result of the ACA, these progressive models have proliferated with the encouragement of federal, state and private policy-makers. Two health care system models are at the core of modern health system reform—the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) and Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). The objective of these two systems is to facilitate team-based approaches to care that focus on patient engagement, quality improvement, preventive initiatives, and multiple aspects of health and wellness.
While there has been much debate on implementing health care reform, policymakers and public sentiment agree that containing health care costs while increasing access to quality care are necessary in reform. These models are different from participating in other health care-related models in that:
• They are designed to be flexible for the community
• They promote value of services over volume of services
• They incentivize cost savings and quality care
• They include a focus on reducing spending on hospital care and prescription drugs
There are many ways health care reform is being implemented, and there is no singular format for participating in PCMHs or ACOs. Following are considerations to help you find the best approach and resources for inclusion in these models. Every ACO or PCMH will be different and you will need to adjust your approach and your expectations, based on how each group actually functions.
PCMH Overview
The Patient-Centered Medical Home1 is a model of practice in which a team of health professionals, guided by a primary care provider, provides continuous, comprehensive and coordinated care to patients throughout their lives. The PCMH model, supported by
Community health teams as defined in the ACA, is designed to:
• Streamline care
• Avoid redundancies
• Enhance clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness
• Utilize the services of licensed health care practitioners in ways that best serve patients and extend the range of primary care physicians.
It’s a health care setting that encourages partnerships between individual patients and their personal physicians; and, when appropriate it engages the patient’s family. Joseph Roth AMTA and Joe Roth AMTA Best Massage Therapist. To know more about Joseph Roth AMTA or Joe Roth AMTA please visits here:- http://www.linkedin.com/pub/joseph-roth/4/462/93a