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The e-health roadmap A collaborative effort to improve care By Paul Kleeberg, MD
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ealth care is changing and be coming more of a team effort. Part of that is being driven by the new payment methods on the horizon, intended to pay providers based on the quality, rather than merely the quantity of care we provide patients. To help facilitate this transition, the state is developing e-health roadmaps in order to advance high-quality, coordinated care. The roadmaps will focus on four providers from particular settings as they participate in the Minnesota Accountable Health Model. The model expands patient-centered, team-based care and integrates it with medical care. The four settings upon which the roadmaps will focus are: • Long-term and post-acute care • Local public health
The Minnesota Accountable Health Model Creating community partnerships By Rahul Koranne, MD, MBA, FACP
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ou may not know it, but Minnesota is currently in the midst of testing a new model of health care, the Minnesota Accountable Health Model. At the heart of this model is the idea that authentic collaboration is key to solving Minnesota’s health challenges. Minnesota currently has one of the best medical care systems in the U.S. and the world. But we are still a ways from having a
“health” system—meaning an effective coordinated system for promoting and achieving health and wellness—for all Minnesotans. Practicing physicians know that the health and wellness of our patients is often dependent on social and economic factors outside of our direct The Minnesota Accountable Health Model to page 16
• Behavioral health • Social services These roadmaps will help Minnesota understand what’s needed to engage in accountable care models. The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has set rigorous goals for using alternative payment models and valThe e-health roadmap to page 18