Accountable Care Organizations during Covid-19: Routine care for older adults with multiple chronic conditions.
Journal
Healthcare (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
ISSN: 2213-0772
Titre abrégé: Healthc (Amst)
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101622189
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2021
Mar 2021
Historique:
received:
15
08
2020
revised:
25
11
2020
accepted:
11
12
2020
pubmed:
20
12
2020
medline:
18
2
2021
entrez:
19
12
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The COVID-19 pandemic threatens the health and well-being of older adults with multiple chronic conditions. To date, limited information exists about how Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are adapting to manage these patients. We surveyed 78 Medicare ACOs about their concerns for these patients during the pandemic and strategies they are employing to address them. ACOs expressed major concerns about disruptions to necessary care for this population, including the accessibility of social services and long-term care services. While certain strategies like virtual primary and specialty care visits were being used by nearly all ACOs, other services such as virtual social services, home medication delivery, and remote lab monitoring were far less commonly accessible. ACOs expressed that support for telehealth services, investment in remote monitoring capabilities, and funding for new, targeted care innovation initiatives would help them better care for vulnerable patients during this pandemic.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33340801
pii: S2213-0764(20)30110-X
doi: 10.1016/j.hjdsi.2020.100511
pmc: PMC7832775
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
100511Informations de copyright
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