The Health Care Transformation Task Force, a group of leading health care payers, providers, purchasers and patient organizations, and Community Catalyst, a national non-profit advocacy organization working to build the consumer and community leadership that is required to transform the American health system, released a...
What's in a Name: A Primer on Global Budget Models The term “global budget” has been used to describe several different health care payment models. Commercial payers have referred to payment arrangements like the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Alternative Quality Contract (AQC) as a...
Ideal person-centered, value-driven health care involves consumers in all aspects of decision-making about their health care. In practice, however, most health care delivery falls far short of achieving this goal. The Health Care Transformation Task Force has created this implementation framework for engaging consumers in...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force developed the Partnership Evaluation Tool ("Tool") to support leaders as they assess potential partner organizations - or themselves - for readiness to engage in successful value-based partnerships. This interactive Tool is designed around a set of core competencies determined...
Download the episode grouper whitepaper About this resource Episode groupers are key to successful bundled payment implementation, but the vast array of permutations in how they can be applied has made it difficult for the industry to assess available options and develop guidance. Limited evaluations have concluded...
Download the commercial bundled payment guidance About this resource The HCTTF, under the strategic direction of its Advanced Payer-Provider Partnerships Work Group, developed this guidance document to help support payers and providers in the establishment of commercial-sector clinical episode payment contracting relationships. The guidance is generally based...
Incorporating a holistic consumer perspective into health insurance is a key step toward a more value-driven health care system. The Health Care Transformation Task Force has developed a set of six principles to guide payers, purchasers, and providers in their efforts to better integrate consumer...
Health care providers across the country are increasingly adopting care management programs to better serve high-need, high-cost (HNHC) patients, a small percentage of individuals with complex medical, social, and behavioral needs who utilize the largest proportion of national health care resources. A significant barrier to...
An Actionable Framework for Health Care and Public Health Collaboration Health professionals working to protect and improve health in communities and across the nation realize that none of our distinct systems - not health care, public health, nor social services - is fully equipped to accomplish...
The Health Care Transformation Task Force conducted an environmental scan and survey to identify consumer engagement structures and mechanisms utilized by provider organizations in the design and governance of value-based payment programs. The Task Force interviewed senior decisions-makers involved in consumer-engagement related activities and efforts...