Condition Management vs. Episodic Care Management – #HITsm Chat Topic

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 9/29 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by Brian Eastwood (@Brian_Eastwood) from @ChilmarkHIT on the topic of “Condition Management vs. Episodic Care Management.” The status quo of episodic care management – static care plans that rely heavily on high-touch interventions – is unsustainable if the healthcare industry truly intends to lower costs and improve outcomes. In response, the industry has seen growing interest in digital chronic condition management programs that take a more holistic and individualized approach to care. By and large, these programs use short but frequent interventions that aim to address the root causes of a condition, rather than just the symptoms themselves, in an effort to help program participants manage their condition(s) and improve their quality of life. Given the current market, health insurers and employers are more interested in adopting condition management programs that provider organizations. This isn’t surprising – employers and insurers have clear “skin in the game” to cut costs, and providers do not – but it is nonetheless disappointing. This week’s #HITsm chat will discuss what it will take for condition management programs to gain the interest of those who deliver care, not just those who pay for care. References: Assessing the Growing Market for Condition Management Solutions: Blog post and web...
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