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Improving Care for Chronic Illness

2016-07-05 14:58 ET - News Release

Experts, Patient Advocates at “Better Together Health” Convening Recommend Payment Reform, Digital Technology, and Standard Quality Measures; Keynote Sen. Johnny Isakson Calls for Focus on Wellness and Disease Prevention


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WASHINGTON -- (Business Wire)

With a new Nielsen Strategic Health Perspectives study showing that people with chronic illnesses get only slightly more care coordination than other patients, participants at the “Better Together Health: Patient Expectations and the Accountability Gap” convening on June 15 shared solutions for improving care and patient outcomes.

The event was sponsored by the Council of Accountable Physician Practices (CAPP), a coalition of leading integrated multi-specialty medical groups and health systems across the U.S. and the Bipartisan Policy Center.

”Today, half of Americans live with a chronic condition,” said Robert Pearl, M.D., Chairman of CAPP, and CEO of The Permanente Medical Group and the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group. "The challenges for American health care are to prevent chronic illnesses in the first place, intervene early to avoid complications, and use 21st century technology to support patients throughout their lives. Multi-specialty medical groups with strong physician leadership can accomplish each of these better than the rest of the nation, and the beneficiaries are their patients."

Panelists discussed results from the Nielsen survey of over 30,000 American consumers and over 600 physicians, that revealed only about half of Americans reported receiving patient care from coordinated care teams and about one third have 24/7 access to care other than through the emergency room.

Policy improvements suggested to support the continued development of an effective integrated healthcare delivery system include improved EMR interoperability, a movement toward paying for value and modernized, patient-focused quality measures.

Event keynote speaker Senator Johnny Isakson, (R-GA), co-chair of the Senate Finance Committee Chronic Care Work Group, reiterated the group’s commitment to helping Medicare patients with chronic illnesses receive the care coordination they need. “We must ensure that wellness and disease prevention are top priorities for the next Administration,” Isakson said.

Tim Gronninger, Deputy Chief of Staff at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, spoke about new legislation designed to bring about payment incentives to help support the adoption of integrated care. Other panelists included:

  • Ceci Connolly, moderator, President/CEO, Alliance of Community Health Plans
  • Karen Cabell, DO, Chief of Quality and Patient Safety, Billings Clinic
  • Regina Holliday, Patient Rights Activist, Artist and Author
  • Marc Klau, MD, Assistant Regional Medical Director, Southern California Permanente Medical Group
  • Leana Wen, MD, Baltimore City Health Commissioner

For the results of the Nielsen survey click here. For the webcast of the press conference, click here. For the webcast of the event, click here.

To learn more about physician leadership in the work to achieve accountable care, and to receive updates on key healthcare issues, follow CAPP on Twitter at: @accountableDOCS

About the Council of Accountable Physician Practices:

The Council of Accountable Physician Practices (CAPP), an affiliate of the AMGA Foundation, is a coalition of visionary medical group and health system leaders. We believe that physicians working together, backed by integrated services, systems and data and technology,can best shape and guide the way care is delivered so that the welfare of the patient is always the primary focus. For more information, contact CAPP at Accountablecaredoctors.org.

About Nielsen

Nielsen Holdings plc (NYSE: NLSN) is a global performance management company that provides a comprehensive understanding of what consumers watch and buy. Nielsen's Watch segment provides media and advertising clients with Total Audience measurement services for all devices on which content — video, audio and text — is consumed. The Buy segment offers consumer packaged goods manufacturers and retailers the industry's only global view of retail performance measurement. By integrating information from its Watch and Buy segments and other data sources, Nielsen also provides its clients with analytics that help improve performance. Nielsen, an S&P 500 company, has operations in over 100 countries, covering more than 90% of the world’s population. For more information, visit www.nielsen.com.

Contacts:

Scott Public Relations (for CAPP)
Joy Scott, 818-610-0270
joy@scottpublicrelations.com
or
Nielsen
Jennifer Colamonico, 813-366-8217
jennifer.colamonico@nielsen.com

Source: Council of Accountable Physician Practices

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