From volume to value: How one health system is making the change

Across the nation, care models are shifting from volume to value-based care—and this means getting to the heart of every process within a medical practice. Learn how one of the largest federally qualified health centers in the nation is transitioning to a patient-centered, physician-friendly, interoperable health system. Providing a continuum of care to underserved populations ACCESS Health System operates 36 health centers across Chicago and Cook and DuPage counties. Their mission: “To provide outstanding preventive and primary health care, accessible to all in their own communities,” said Jairo Mejia, MD, chief medical officer at ACCESS. “We serve the medically underserved and the most vulnerable communities,” Dr. Mejia said. “We screen patients for social determinants like food insecurity, housing and behavioral issues.” ACCESS uses a team-based care model rooted in evidence-based practices to coordinate this care across their three dozen health centers. With the Affordable Care Act in place, large numbers of newly insured patients are seeking care. Many patients mention that they haven’t seen a physician since their last pediatric visit, Dr. Mejia said. “[That appointment] was when they were a teen, and now they are 65—and that’s an everyday reality.” To prevent patients from falling into such gaps, ACCESS tries to engage their patients in a continuum of care. “Our interactions with the patients are not limited to the visits,” Dr. Mej...
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