Facilitate Access to Care – Resource Library
- A Simple Way to Involve Frontline Clinicians in Managing Costs
- ACOs Holding Commercial Contracts Are Larger and More Efficient Than Noncommercial ACOs
- Housing, Transportation, And Food: How ACOs Seek to Improve Population Health By Addressing Nonmedical Needs Of Patients
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Health Value Atlas
Care Access
Facilitate Access to Care
Organizational capabilities related to making care more accessible
Note: Some organizational capabilities cross over to other domains. There may also be some degree of capability overlap with Health Equity Advancement, Continuous Quality Improvement, and Health Information Technology domains.
Adapt operating hours
Adapt hours of operation to meet population needs
Schedule appointments
Ensure care appointments are scheduled quickly and with minimal effort
Provide virtual services
Provide options for patients to receive services remotely
Facilitate transportation
Address patients’ transportation barriers to care
Provide home services
Deliver in-person care at home as appropriate
Locate conveniently
Prioritize geographic convenience for served populations
Co-locate providers
Share locations with additional provider types as appropriate
Leverage alternative providers
Use alternative provider types to increase available capacity
Support appropriate utilization
Preserve capacity by supporting appropriate patient services utilization
Minimize financial barriers
Minimize financial barriers to care for the patient
Manage referrals
Manage patient referrals and appointments between providers
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