Use of Care Plans Boosts Patient Adherence, Engagement, Quality Metrics
The use of care plans improves medication adherence, patient self-management and clinical quality ratings, say a majority of respondents to a 2015 survey by the Healthcare Intelligence Network (HIN).
Sea Girt, NJ, January 26, 2016 --(PR.com)-- Using care plans increased medication adherence and self-management in patients and boosted clinical quality ratings for 70 percent of healthcare organizations engaged in the tools, according to newly published market metrics from the Healthcare Intelligence Network (HIN).
A majority of respondents—83 percent—incorporate care plans into value-based healthcare delivery processes, according to HIN's December 2015 survey, with more than half of remaining organizations planning to do so in the coming year.
High-risk health indicators derived from health risk assessments or an imminent care transition are the chief triggers of the care planning process, said survey respondents.
An electronic health record is the care plan maintenance and distribution vehicle of choice for almost two-thirds of respondents, although paper records are retained by nearly half of responding companies.
Additionally, the typical tracking time for care plans ranged from one to two months, said 24 percent, while adherence to care plans is checked monthly by 37 percent of respondents.
Download more metrics from the complimentary HINtelligence report, Care Plans in 2016: High-Risk Health Markers, Care Transitions Trigger Planning Effort, at http://www.hin.com/library/registerCarePlans2016.html
News Facts: HIN's white paper, Care Plans in 2016: High-Risk Health Markers, Care Transitions Trigger Planning Effort, summarizes December 2015 responses from nearly 80 hospitals, health plans, population health management, physician organizations and others, capturing care plan elements, utilization strategies, delivery tools and technologies, challenges and successes.
This 2015 snapshot of care plan utilization also identified the following metrics:
- The presence of a behavioral health condition poses the greatest challenge to care planning by a large margin, said 39 percent of respondents, as compared to diagnosis of physical health problems.
- A patient's healthcare utilization patterns are the most reliable indicators of care plan adherence, say 29 percent.
- Twenty-six percent of respondents maintain and distribute care plans via patient portals.
- Thirteen percent report ROI from care planning efforts as between 2:1 and 3:1.
Download more metrics from the complimentary HINtelligence report, Care Plans in 2016: High-Risk Health Markers, Care Transitions Trigger Planning Effort, at http://www.hin.com/library/registerCarePlans2016.html
Quote Attributable to Melanie Matthews, HIN Executive VP and COO:
"Detailed evidence-based care plans help high-risk patients and their providers assess the necessary level of care, evaluate available services and empower individuals with goals of care, a strategy that ultimately engages and empowers patients. Our finding that care plans boost critical quality scores should be an added incentive to incorporate care plans into comprehensive care management."
For Melanie Matthews's profile, please visit http://www.hin.com/bios.html#mm
Please contact Patricia Donovan to arrange an interview or to obtain additional quotes.
About the Healthcare Intelligence Network — HIN is the premier advisory service for executives seeking high-quality strategic information on the business of healthcare. For more information, contact the Healthcare Intelligence Network, PO Box 1442, Wall Township, NJ 07719-1442, (888) 446-3530, fax (732) 449-4463, e-mail info@hin.com, or visit http://www.hin.com.
A majority of respondents—83 percent—incorporate care plans into value-based healthcare delivery processes, according to HIN's December 2015 survey, with more than half of remaining organizations planning to do so in the coming year.
High-risk health indicators derived from health risk assessments or an imminent care transition are the chief triggers of the care planning process, said survey respondents.
An electronic health record is the care plan maintenance and distribution vehicle of choice for almost two-thirds of respondents, although paper records are retained by nearly half of responding companies.
Additionally, the typical tracking time for care plans ranged from one to two months, said 24 percent, while adherence to care plans is checked monthly by 37 percent of respondents.
Download more metrics from the complimentary HINtelligence report, Care Plans in 2016: High-Risk Health Markers, Care Transitions Trigger Planning Effort, at http://www.hin.com/library/registerCarePlans2016.html
News Facts: HIN's white paper, Care Plans in 2016: High-Risk Health Markers, Care Transitions Trigger Planning Effort, summarizes December 2015 responses from nearly 80 hospitals, health plans, population health management, physician organizations and others, capturing care plan elements, utilization strategies, delivery tools and technologies, challenges and successes.
This 2015 snapshot of care plan utilization also identified the following metrics:
- The presence of a behavioral health condition poses the greatest challenge to care planning by a large margin, said 39 percent of respondents, as compared to diagnosis of physical health problems.
- A patient's healthcare utilization patterns are the most reliable indicators of care plan adherence, say 29 percent.
- Twenty-six percent of respondents maintain and distribute care plans via patient portals.
- Thirteen percent report ROI from care planning efforts as between 2:1 and 3:1.
Download more metrics from the complimentary HINtelligence report, Care Plans in 2016: High-Risk Health Markers, Care Transitions Trigger Planning Effort, at http://www.hin.com/library/registerCarePlans2016.html
Quote Attributable to Melanie Matthews, HIN Executive VP and COO:
"Detailed evidence-based care plans help high-risk patients and their providers assess the necessary level of care, evaluate available services and empower individuals with goals of care, a strategy that ultimately engages and empowers patients. Our finding that care plans boost critical quality scores should be an added incentive to incorporate care plans into comprehensive care management."
For Melanie Matthews's profile, please visit http://www.hin.com/bios.html#mm
Please contact Patricia Donovan to arrange an interview or to obtain additional quotes.
About the Healthcare Intelligence Network — HIN is the premier advisory service for executives seeking high-quality strategic information on the business of healthcare. For more information, contact the Healthcare Intelligence Network, PO Box 1442, Wall Township, NJ 07719-1442, (888) 446-3530, fax (732) 449-4463, e-mail info@hin.com, or visit http://www.hin.com.
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