Demonstrate clinical quality to current and future patients
Participate in the decision of clinical initiatives for evaluation
Enhance revenue through better management of chronic patients
Benefit through the use of available network infrastructure
Engage in group contracting
Benefits to the Hospital
Demonstrate clinical quality to current and future patients
Enlist physician support for hospital initiatives including compliance with “core measures,” clinical pathways, standardized order sets, and supply chain management initiatives
Develop a better, more collaborative relationship with their medical staff
Improve performance on hospital pay-for-performance measures
Position themselves at an advantage in the market on the basis of quality
Benefits to the Patient
Better value for their health care dollar
More effective care management and outreach from a trusted source, their physician
More reliable information to support their choice of health plans, physicians and hospitals
More accurate and meaningful provider ratings
Greater stability in their relationship with their doctor and hospital and less likelihood that they will need to choose new health care providers every year
Benefits to the Employer
Ability to more effectively manage the health care costs of employees and their dependents through the purchase of better, more efficient health care services
Increased employee productivity and reduced absenteeism, through the better management of chronic disease
Lower health care costs in the long term, through the reduction of variation in physician practice patterns
More reliable information to support conversion to consumer-driven health insurance products
