News - 2017

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  The Dangerous Myth of Patient Responsibility: Part 1

  posted by Signature Care Management Team on Thursday, May 4, 2017

  At a recent conference, I presented care redesign and care management strategies we implement in our Maternity Care Home Model for Medicaid patients. This model addresses all aspects of women's health, including behavioral health, during the perinatal period, using a patient-centered and strengths-based approach. During the question and answer period, our model was criticized by an audience member for not addressing “patient responsibility.”

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  Signature Care Management's CareMOSAIC Receives Decision Health Platinum Award

  posted by Signature Care Management Team on Thursday, May 4, 2017

  The Bundled Payment team at Signature Medical Group was honored to receive a Decision Health Platinum Award recognizing our custom case management software solution, CareMOSAIC. In addition, we received two honorable mentions for exceptional work in case management in both our orthopedic program and our maternity care program. The Decision Health 8th Annual Case in Point Platinum Award recognizes individuals and organizations across the country for their success in improving healthcare delivery

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  The Minimalist Approach to Healthcare

  posted on Wednesday, March 22, 2017

  Minimalism in healthcare and value-based care go hand in hand as both focus on providing the highest value of services to patients. Effectively this results in improved quality of care, reduced costs, and increased patient satisfaction. Forward thinking physicians and organizations are leading the transition to a more minimalistic approach amidst a chaotic and overwhelming healthcare system.

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  Value-Based Care is About Improving, Not Denying Care

  posted by Signature Care Management Team on Tuesday, February 21, 2017

  Many of these alternative payments, including bundled payments, are referred to as “value-based.” Value-based care, put simply, is care that prioritizes good health outcomes. Value-based payments reward these good health outcomes, while the more prevalent fee-for-service payments, whether intentionally or not, reward volume of services performed.

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  "SMG brings analytics in-house, boosts physician engagement and bottom line"

  posted on Tuesday, February 7, 2017

  In a recent Healthcare Finance article entitled "Signature Medical Group brings analytics in-house, boosts physician engagement and bottom line" we describe how Signature reduced readmissions and reduced costs by developing their own bundled payments analytics tools.