The Joint Replacement Institute of Hartford, Conn.-based St. Francis Hospital is teaming up with Farmington, Conn-based insurer Connecticare to form a collaborative care pact aimed at coordinating treatment for total hip and knee replacement surgeries, according to a Hartford Business report.
The hospital and insurer are calling the program the 'Step Ahead Plan.' According to the report, the plan will function as a mini accountable care organization, coordinating treatment provided by the hospital, surgeon and anesthesiologist into one care episode. The mini-ACO will also monitor outcomes and quality measures.
Providers involved — including The Connecticut Joint Replacement Surgeons and Woodland Anesthesiology Associates, both based in Hartford — will receive a single value-based price for hospital-related services rather than individual prices, according to the report.
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The hospital and insurer are calling the program the 'Step Ahead Plan.' According to the report, the plan will function as a mini accountable care organization, coordinating treatment provided by the hospital, surgeon and anesthesiologist into one care episode. The mini-ACO will also monitor outcomes and quality measures.
Providers involved — including The Connecticut Joint Replacement Surgeons and Woodland Anesthesiology Associates, both based in Hartford — will receive a single value-based price for hospital-related services rather than individual prices, according to the report.
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