Synergy.

When multiple elements work together in unison, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Now apply this simple principle to the delivery of health care. What do you get?

Quality, coordinated care. The kind of care that is delivered by Accountable Physician Practices and multispecialty medical groups.

When health professionals, resources, and expertise are coordinated across patient needs, their full potential comes to life. Doctors have more complete information on patients, and care decisions are tracked in a single chart. Patients can be more confident, knowing their primary care doctor is supported by an integrated team of care givers. Results are measured and treatments improved.

The result?

• Better Teamwork

• Better Communication

• Better Treatment

• Better Value

• Better Future

Health care that works better for everyone.
• Patients are surrounded with care—care to keep them healthy and care to help them return to health when they need it

• Doctors and their teams are equipped to put the most proven treatments into practice

• Employers and insurers can offer more comprehensive health care options without sacrificing value

“CAPP’s 35 MSMGs [multispecialty medical groups] share a common vision as learning organizations dedicated to the improvement of clinical care. Their features include physician leadership and governance; commitment to evidence-based care management processes; well-developed quality improvement systems; team-based care; the use of advance clinical information technology; and the collection, analysis, and distribution of clinical performance information. These features are congruent with the [Institute of Medicine’s] recommendations on key elements needed to redesign delivery systems.”

From Chapter 5, “Developing the Test Bed—Linking Integrated Service Delivery Systems: Council of Accountable Physician Practices,” by Michael A. Mustile, MD. The Learning Healthcare System: Workshop Summary (IOM Roundtable on Evidence-Based Medicine), edited by LeighAnne Olsen, Dara Aisner, and J. Michael McGinnis, National Academies Press, 2007.

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“A shift from the current care model to a more coordinated care model centered on primary care is one potential way to help stave off the healthcare dilemma.”

“It's too expensive to be a primary-care doctor,” by Debra A. Geihsler, president and CEO of Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates & Atrius Health. Boston Globe, July 25, 2007.

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Medicare Payment Advisory Committee’s March 2007 Report to the Congress: “In three of the four [metropolitan statistical] areas, beneficiaries whose main physician was in multispecialty or hospital-affiliated groups had lower average annual spending than beneficiaries whose main physician was in solo or single-specialty groups. At the highest quintile of spending, all four areas show lower average spending for beneficiaries whose main physicians were in multispecialty or hospital-affiliated groups.”

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