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You're Thinking Avoiding Burnout Decreasing Cash F low Remaining Independent 16170 Jones Maltsberger, Suite 106 San Antonio TX 78247 210.704.1014 www.concordispm.com We're Thinking Reducing Administrative Functions Increasing Your Bottom Line Improving Operational Processes T he i nt eg rat ed loca l a nd cent ra l workflows allow clinicians time to deliver patient care. "We feel we have a lot of support around us, which allows us to focus on caring for the patient in front of us," says David Cadena, MD, a UT Hea lth Physicians family medicine clinician. T he mo del of c a r e t he AC O w i l l deliver has attracted interest from non- UT Hea lth San Antonio physicians as well. The UT Health Physicians group is developing relationships with com- munity physicians; many are attracted to the Reg iona l Physicia ns Net work model of ca re a nd will join it as ACO pa r ticipa nts. ACO pa r ticipa nts w i l l have the opportunity to utilize the same patient care resources, have direct access to UT Health Physicians specialists, and have access to ACO educational events. The pa r ticipa nt s w i l l a lso have t he opportunity to receive a portion of any of the shared savings that the Regional Physicians Network would gain. WHAT LIES AHEAD U ltimately, t he goa l is to ma ke sure patients receive the best evidence-based care at the right time. The va lue-based ca re model (a nd t he ACOs t hat w i l l deliver this ca re to patients) is a step toward this goal. Value-based care aligns actions that ma ke sense to physicians and patients — such as improving blood pressure and decreasing hospita l read- missions — with incentives. While the U.S. has a long history of restructuring itself a nd its hea lth ca re to meet the Triple A im, recent evidence that sug- gests billions of dollars were saved by the Medicare Shared Savings Plan ACOs may mean that we are closer than ever to reaching the goa l. R a m o n C a n c i n o , M D , M S c , i s Director of Primary Care for UT Health Physicians, the medical practice of the Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio, and Medical Director at UT Health Hill Country. As an Assistant Professor and primary care physician, he is also part of the UT Health Regional Physicians Network. He can be reached at cancinor@uthsca.edu. n patients either in person or virtually," says Kenyatta Lee, MD, Chief Quality Officer for UT Health Physicians. Local and central teams work together to rev iew ever y patient w ith a da i ly emphasis on identifying gaps in quality metrics. In addition, each af ternoon, representatives from all primary care practices discuss care gaps. To ensure members of t he t ea m a dd ress gaps either in person or virtually, personal- ized care plans are developed for each patient. Every morning, a practice access teleconference ensures patients with acute needs are seen in a timely fashion. All this activity is supported by a health information technology infrastructure that collects and reports data on care gaps in real-time. "We worked closely with our clinical leaders to develop our EHR workflows and dashboards that allow us to deliver value-based care to our patients seam- lessly," says Timothy Barker, MD, Chief Medica l In for mation Of f icer at U T Health Physicians. M D N E W S . C O M /// M D N E W S S A N A N T O N I O ■ 2 019 1 3