{"id":16,"date":"2013-02-26T20:16:52","date_gmt":"2013-02-26T20:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/intercase.org\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2013-03-04T11:27:30","modified_gmt":"2013-03-04T19:27:30","slug":"why-use-intercase","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/intercase.org\/?page_id=16","title":{"rendered":"Why Use InterCase?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>We understand clinical processes, clinical change management and clinical analytics<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0 InterCase is unique in skill breadth.\u00a0 We have experience in traditional case management, disease management, specialty program management (e.g., transplants, ESRD, LTSS risk management, etc.), and are current on innovations in accountable care processes.\u00a0 We have designed and led large implementation programs (over 100 work years).\u00a0 We understand clinical analytics, leading tool sets in clinical analytics, and the value and limitations of those tool sets.\u00a0 We understand the relevant clinical systems (e.g., EMRs, HIEs etc.) and the role of those systems in the overall program.\u00a0 We are experienced in the technical components of implementation.<\/p>\n<p>But the real objective is not a successful technical implementation.\u00a0 The objective is to enable care delivery systems to significantly reduce the cost of care delivery without sacrificing quality.\u00a0 We accomplish this end by 1) establishing care management objectives (e.g., reduced ED use, improved performance of ADLs, improved medical adherance, improved reporting of clinical risks, etc.), and 2) deploying care management processes to meet defined clinical\/behavioral\/environmental objectives.<\/p>\n<p>Our view is that success in these initiatives requires all of the above skills and experiences.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We understand hospitals, physicians and payers-\u00a0 <\/strong>The many separate players in the healthcare system have significantly different incentives.\u00a0 Our objective is to align those incentives so that the strongest care delivery systems prevail.\u00a0 We understand the challenges in assembling a set of loosely aligned providers under a common umbrella.\u00a0 But InterCase personnel have worked successfully to effect these kinds of changes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We remain invested in your success over the long term-\u00a0 <\/strong>Like many innovations in healthcare, accountable care success is advantaged by volume.\u00a0 Although there is clear benefit in individual cases, the overall program cost must be weighed against the reasonable expectation of quantitative benefit.\u00a0 We scale clinical change programs to maintain long-term sustainability based on credible quantitative clinical analytics and economic analysis in advance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We are broadly skilled in deployment of complex programs-\u00a0 <\/strong>These programs are often large endeavors with impacts on many stakeholders.\u00a0 The changes in business or clinical processes could be pervasive.\u00a0 We will help you think through issues such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How does this change the way we bill our insurers?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Do our existing clinical systems support this kind of initiative?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Does this provide a significant value driver for our EMR investment?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>If we are going to revise our application infrastructure to enable risk acceptance and care accountability, what will it cost?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Which clinicians are critical to be early adopters in the program?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Are there new categories of clinicians we need to train or acquire?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>We respect the emerging pressure from the market-\u00a0 <\/strong>Healthcare providers have generally been able to pass along costs (with some hiccups) since the 1960s.\u00a0 We are convinced that the dramatic increases in premium costs since the passage of the ACA, increased attention likely from consumers once the benefit exchanges come online and pressure from government (Medicaid and Medicare) will drive demands for increased value.\u00a0 InterCase intends to enable dramatic delivery system performance improvement in this context.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We understand clinical processes, clinical change management and clinical analytics&#8211;\u00a0 InterCase is unique in skill breadth.\u00a0 We have experience in traditional case management, disease management, specialty program management (e.g., transplants, 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