Health Affairs & National Health Policy Briefing in D.C. Featuring Dr. Terry Fulmer's Opening Remark
Observers of the American health care system agree that older adults frequently experience care that is uncoordinated, of poor quality, and too intensive. A recent forum in Washington, DC -- jointly sponsored by Health Affairs and the National Health Policy Forum and funded by the John A Hartford Foundation -- looked at two interventions aimed at improving care and reducing costs: The Geisinger Health System’s ProvenHealth Navigator, an advanced patient-centered medical home that embeds case managers in clinics, and the Comprehensive Care Physician model at the University of Chicago Medical Center, which seeks to avoid the problems created by the lack of coordination and communication between hospitalists and primary care physicians by enabling primary care physicians to care for their patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Both approaches have been featured in articles published in Health Affairs.
A recent forum in Washington, DC -- jointly sponsored by Health Affairs and the National Health Policy Forum and funded by the John A Hartford Foundation -- looked at two interventions aimed at improving care and reducing costs: The Geisinger Health System’s ProvenHealth Navigator, an advanced patient-centered medical home that embeds case managers in clinics, and the Comprehensive Care Physician model at the University of Chicago Medical Center, which seeks to avoid the problems created by the lack of coordination and communication between hospitalists and primary care physicians by enabling primary care physicians to care for their patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Both approaches have been featured in articles published in Health Affairs. Dr. Terry Fulmer, President of the John A. Hartford Foundation, gave the opening remarks.
To watch the event, head over to Health Affair's YouTube channel.