chronic care management
Chronic Care Management Helps Improve Patient Care.
Chronic Care Management (CCM) is a valuable service for patients and physicians alike. In a review of physicians, over 80% said they would be interested in providing CCM services to their patients.The benefit to patients is the additional layer of care they receive through access to 24 hour, 7 day a week health assistance and the additional out of office care they get via phone communication and medication compliance.
The CCM program is founded off a comprehensive care plan that is provided for each patient. This plan can be the plan that drops out of the Annual Wellness Visit exam or can be collated from information provided by the physician and their EHR. The patient receives monthly calls to help them progress in management of their care plan as well as help identify conditions as they arise.
It is estimated that overall health costs can be reduced by 26% through the use of chronic care services. CCM was introduced in 2015 as part of the Affordable Care Act. This opportunity allows physicians to provide additional care without any impact on their current staffing as well as earning them recurring monthly revenues.
On review of the many components of CCM, physicians are hard pressed to implement all the required components of this code without 3rd party assistance. At BACMAC, we have partnered with a CCM vendor who provide everything required to fulfill all aspects of servicing the 99490 code.
Patients receive monthly calls progressing them on the comprehensive care plan and empowering them to better manage their own health. They have 24 hour, 7 day a week access to health assistance, a medication management app that enables them to be reminded to take their medication at the correct times each day and a portal that allows them to view their care plan, appointments and medications. The portal can be easily shared with carers also.
For physicians, implementation is the only time requirement for the office. Once a patient is enrolled, the entire program is handled by the vendor. Staff can be trained quickly and simply how to engage patients in the program and have the appropriate paperwork ready. The ideal time to enroll patients is when they receive their Annual Wellness Visit and their chronic conditions are easily identified.
Since the program’s inception, very few physicians have taken it on. With an anticipated 35 million Medicare patients qualifying for the CCM program, there is plenty of opportunity for any private practice to onboard their patients. The statistical average is that approximately 65% of Medicare patients qualify for chronic care.
The recurring revenue for the physician is approximately $20 000 or more per month for every 500 patients enrolled in the program.
The chronic conditions that can be indicated include diabetes, fibromyalgia, obesity and heart disease. Most patients ultimately die from a chronic condition, with those suffering from multiple conditions posing the biggest burden on the health care dollar.
The intention of CCM is that patients stay home independent for longer keeping them from the constraints and expenses of managed care.
BACMAC has partnered with Caresync to provide a turn key approach to Chronic Care Management. Some of the benefits include:
Chronic Care Management (CCM) is a valuable service for patients and physicians alike. In a review of physicians, over 80% said they would be interested in providing CCM services to their patients.The benefit to patients is the additional layer of care they receive through access to 24 hour, 7 day a week health assistance and the additional out of office care they get via phone communication and medication compliance.
The CCM program is founded off a comprehensive care plan that is provided for each patient. This plan can be the plan that drops out of the Annual Wellness Visit exam or can be collated from information provided by the physician and their EHR. The patient receives monthly calls to help them progress in management of their care plan as well as help identify conditions as they arise.
It is estimated that overall health costs can be reduced by 26% through the use of chronic care services. CCM was introduced in 2015 as part of the Affordable Care Act. This opportunity allows physicians to provide additional care without any impact on their current staffing as well as earning them recurring monthly revenues.
On review of the many components of CCM, physicians are hard pressed to implement all the required components of this code without 3rd party assistance. At BACMAC, we have partnered with a CCM vendor who provide everything required to fulfill all aspects of servicing the 99490 code.
Patients receive monthly calls progressing them on the comprehensive care plan and empowering them to better manage their own health. They have 24 hour, 7 day a week access to health assistance, a medication management app that enables them to be reminded to take their medication at the correct times each day and a portal that allows them to view their care plan, appointments and medications. The portal can be easily shared with carers also.
For physicians, implementation is the only time requirement for the office. Once a patient is enrolled, the entire program is handled by the vendor. Staff can be trained quickly and simply how to engage patients in the program and have the appropriate paperwork ready. The ideal time to enroll patients is when they receive their Annual Wellness Visit and their chronic conditions are easily identified.
Since the program’s inception, very few physicians have taken it on. With an anticipated 35 million Medicare patients qualifying for the CCM program, there is plenty of opportunity for any private practice to onboard their patients. The statistical average is that approximately 65% of Medicare patients qualify for chronic care.
The recurring revenue for the physician is approximately $20 000 or more per month for every 500 patients enrolled in the program.
The chronic conditions that can be indicated include diabetes, fibromyalgia, obesity and heart disease. Most patients ultimately die from a chronic condition, with those suffering from multiple conditions posing the biggest burden on the health care dollar.
The intention of CCM is that patients stay home independent for longer keeping them from the constraints and expenses of managed care.
BACMAC has partnered with Caresync to provide a turn key approach to Chronic Care Management. Some of the benefits include:
- The BACMAC program meets a number of operational and IT requirements. A 20 minute call is provided to the patient each month discussing their health goals and concerns, medication compliance and recent health challenges.
- A portal is provided to the patient giving them access to their medical record 24 hours a day. The option also exists to allow a carer to view this information which is beneficial to health outcomes and medication compliance.
- A portal is provided to the patients treating physicians which is accessed securely. This reduces the time spent looking for patient notes for visits to other doctors and helps streamline patient information.
- Patients receive medication tracking and reminders to help improve the significant issue of medication non compliance. This will largely reduce the incidence of medication misadventures and support patient understanding of why they take their tablets.
- Allows the physician a simple health summary prior to the office visit to save time giving the patient more value from their visit and building better relationships.
- Allows specialists access to patient information from the referring physician reducing the need for additional or duplicate tests or rescheduling due to missing information.
- Patients also better understand their medical history and have a comprehensive care plan that they work toward with their Care Manager.
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