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June 01, 2023
Topic
Person-Centered Care
People every day, especially older adults, live their lives with chronic conditions that impact their ability to live independently and do what they want to do. Person-centered care shifts the focus so that a person’s values and preferences guide all aspects of their health care and support realistic health and life goals.
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May 21, 2019
For a provider group that treats individuals through a mix of risk arrangements, one might reasonably inquire: What is the tipping point when it becomes financially advantageous to offer person-centered care to the entirety of its high-need, high-cost population? This report by Victor Tabbush, based on research conducted with provider groups in California, seeks to answer this question and provide insights.
May 21, 2019
In his latest Perspectives, Dr. Chernof discusses the factors that must be present for health systems in California to implement, scale, and sustain person-centered care models.
What we are working on
Measuring What Matters to Older Adults
We are working with national health care organizations to create measurement systems that support the goals of people with complex health and social needs.
Better Care Playbook
This resource provides users with the best available knowledge about promising approaches to improve care for people with complex needs.