SCL Health System: Picking the right accountable care partner

by Richard Lopes It's no secret that, as an industry, we must become more accountable for the care we provide patients for their healthcare dollar spend. It is exciting that as an industry, we are coming together to create new partnerships and ideas to accomplish these goals. Last month, SCL Health System (SCLHS) announced the formation of a joint venture with Univita Health, an expert in home-based care management and delivery, that, when fully implemented, will deliver a high-value continuum of care for patients and extend our healing mission beyond the walls of our hospitals. The current healthcare environment, especially as reform regulations are enacted, compels organizations to look beyond the fee-for-service model to pay for performance. But equally important to my organization was finding the right partner with not only the expertise in accountable care but also a company whose values align with our own stated mission. Our partnership is unique in that, as a nonprofit faith-based organization, we have had very little experience partnering with highly innovative, privately held companies like Univita. And yet, what makes this partnership so valuable, especially for the patients we will ultimately serve, is that we are each able to bring our own strengths to bear--Univita's processes, protocols and expertise taking risk for patient populations with our high-quality, person-centered care. We wanted to align with a partner committed to delivering better qualit...
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