Journal club: Wednesday January 25 11am-12pm - The Triple Aim

Posted on January 18, 2012

Discussion leader: Dr. Chris Rauscher, ImpactBC senior faculty

Journal article: CareOregon: Transforming the Role of a Medicaid Health Plan from Payer to Partner, by Sarah Klein and Douglas McCarthy

ImpactBC’s Journal Club will convene again on Wednesday January 25, 2012 from 11am-12pm (Pacific time). Dr. Chris Rauscher will explain the IHI’s Triple Aim as seen through the Systems lens in the Theory of Profound Knowledge through an in-depth discussion around the case study article: CareOregon: Transforming the Role of a Medicaid Health Plan from Payer to Partner, by Sarah Klein and Douglas McCarthy. 

Article abstract:

CareOregon, a Portland, Oregon-based nonprofit Medicaid health plan, developed two innovative programs to help optimize care for its enrollees: a patient-centered medical home initiative in safety-net clinics and a multidisciplinary case management program for members at high risk of poor health outcomes. To implement these programs, the health plan emphasizes the use of learning communities through which independent providers can acquire, share, and practice techniques to achieve three goals: improve population health, enhance the patient experience of care, and reduce the rate of increase in the per capita cost of care. These goals are the focus of the Triple Aim, an Institute for Healthcare Improvement initiative that is helping CareOregon define and reach its goals. By partnering with health care providers to create and pursue a common vision for improving primary care delivery, CareOregon is transforming its role from payer to integrator of care on behalf of its members.

 Please consider the following questions, which will be posed during the session:

  • How do you think that you could use or improve your use of the triple aim approach?
  • Should we and how can we individually and collectively promote the systematic incorporation of the Triple Aim Approach in systems improvement work in BC?
  • How do you think that you could use or improve your use of the Triple Aim Approach?
  • Should we and how can we individually and collectively promote the systematic incorporation of the Triple Aim Approach in systems improvement work in BC?

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