Effective and Efficient Delivery of Care and Use of Medicaid Funds
In the United States we spend over two trillion dollars1 annually on health care, approximately 16% of the U.S. economy. However, only 55% of adults and 47% of children receive “correct” care2. For Medicaid, states must deliver the right services in the right settings, but closing the gap between evidence-based guidelines and the realities of practice in today’s fragmented healthcare environment requires attention.
Providers need integrated and organized information they can use to identify patients with gaps in care, set priorities for delivery of services, and follow patients over time to increase adherence to evidence-based plans.
Transforming Healthcare Data into Actionable Information
APS Healthcare’s Clinical Best Practices Program uses sophisticated analytical and clinical measurement techniques to identify services that are outside of evidence-based care guidelines and work with providers to improve care.
1 The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Health Care Costs: A Primer. March 2009
2 McGlynn, E.A. Asch, S.M. Adams, J.L. Keesey, J. Hicks, J. DeCristofaro, A.H. et al.(2006) The First National Report Card on Quality. Research Brief RB-9053-2. Accessed July 5, 2009
