Patient Panel Management: Trends, Challenges and the Impact of Value-Based Reimbursement
Originally published by the American Association of Provider Compensation ProfessionalsREAD FULL ARTICLE
As the market’s focus on population health intensifies, patient panel management is evolving as a core component of successful care delivery. In response, organizations are looking to improve quality, optimize care team operations, and strengthen patient and primary care physician/advanced practice provider relationships. With risk-based contracting and value-based reimbursement top of mind, many hospitals and health systems re-evaluating their panel management and patient care delivery strategies to better support the achievement of system-wide population health goals. In this article, SullivanCotter addresses three important areas for organizations to consider as they undertake this journey:
- Optimizing the role of the advanced practice provider
- Educating providers on appropriate coding and documentation
- Aligning provider compensation structures with population health strategies
