Formed in 2012, GHN aims to provide collaborative care for 27,000 patients in New Hampshire. Cigna’s collaborative care programs are modeled off accountable care organizations.
Cigna reported the following outcomes.
- 83 percent overall compliance with evidence-based care guidelines
- 8.3 percent improvement in closing gaps in care, such as missed prescription refills
- 16.2 percent decrease in avoidable emergency room visits
- 1.4 percent decrease in overall advanced imaging cost, per scan
- 1.2 percent projected growth in cost of care, which is lower than the market medical cost trend
All GHN facilities are located in New Hampshire: Concord Hospital, Manchester-based Elliot Hospital, Laconia-based LRGHealthcare, Nashua-based Southern New Hampshire Health System, Dover-based Wentworth-Douglass Hospital and in April, Manchester-based Catholic Medical Center will join.
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