Leavitt Partners, Institute for Exceptional Care releases report identifying challenges and ways to improve comprehensive health
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Leavitt Partners, HMA Company and Institute of Excellence in Care released a report titled “Coding, Coverage, and Payment to Improve Comprehensive Health.” Sources for this report are: special olympicsWe have promoted this concept. comprehensive healthIt is based on principles designed to ensure that people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD) have access to and full participation in their healthcare decisions.
of report In detail, clinicians’ experience in providing quality care to individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD) and the coding, coverage, and payment of services provided to this population. Potential policy options and solutions designed to improve are sought.
“Despite clinicians’ knowledge of and commitment to models of care that are consistent with comprehensive care principles, and the opportunities for coding consistent with those goals, significant barriers also exist. “These barriers help explain the gap between available care and payment today,” the authors wrote in their report. .
This report reflects a detailed coding analysis, literature review, and nearly 20 expert interviews conducted to better understand the barriers clinicians face in meeting the needs of patients with I/DD. I am. Clinicians from multiple specialties and practices, payers, advocates, and government officials are all asking for improvements to make health care more accessible, comprehensive, and person-centered for individuals with I/DD. We exchanged opinions. The authors recommended the following areas for targeted improvement:
- Cover additional services needed to achieve a model of care that aligns with inclusive health principles
- Provide adequate payment to account for the significant costs and flexibility required to implement a comprehensive medically-driven care model
- Reduces the administrative burden on clinicians and staff serving patients with I/DD.
- Strengthen the training of clinicians and staff to strengthen the workforce to implement comprehensive medically-driven models of care, and strengthen payer education to support providers and implement innovations.
Ultimately, the authors argue that “changes that can cover the additional services and resources needed to implement the care model, as well as provide adequate payment through fee-for-service updates, Medicaid structural reforms, and innovative value-based payment arrangements.” “We need to make changes that can be made.” Taking inclusive health-driven care models from possibility to reality. ”
Download the report here.
More resources are available to promote inclusive health here.
About Levitt Partners
Leavitt Partners, an HMA Company, is a leading consulting firm at the forefront of change in healthcare. The company provides its clients with investment support, member-based alliances and strategic advisory services, striving to make health more accessible, effective and sustainable. For more information, please visit: leavittpartners.com.
About the Institute for Exceptional Care
The Institute for Exceptional Care (IEC) is a national nonprofit organization working to make health care better and safer for people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD). IEC transforms the way care is taught, delivered, and paid for by partnering with people, families, and health professionals with lived experience with IDD to create tools, programs, and campaigns. The organization was founded by health care professionals in health care delivery, financing, payment, and policy who also have loved ones with disabilities, clinical institutions, payers, purchasers, regulators, consumer advocacy organizations, and people with disabilities. We have a track record of building extensive collaborations with Services/advocacy organizations to improve patient health. Learn more here ie-care.org
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