BOX 6-1Optimal Coordinated Care Systems

Characteristics of an optimal coordinated care system include

  • the right person delivering the right care at the right time;
  • interdisciplinary teams and multiple levels of care that address various aspects and steps of the treatment process; and
  • a decentralized referral structure, such that the system can “capture” clients in a wide variety of settings, including nonclinical ones.

Examples include accountable care organizations and patient-centered medical homes.a

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A patient-centered medical home, as defined by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), is “a model of the organization of primary care that delivers the core functions of primary health care,” including comprehensive, patient-centered, and coordinated care; accessible services; and quality and safety (AHRQ, 2015). An example of this model includes CMS-sponsored “health homes” for Medicaid beneficiaries.

SOURCE: HHS, 2011.

From: 6, Health Care

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