Health care improvement in Akron, Ohio: moving from collaboration to coordination

Health care improvement in Akron, Ohio: moving from collaboration to coordination

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Case study (Commonwealth fund)
Author(s):
Hostetter, Martha, author
Klein, Sarah, author
McCarthy, Douglas, author
Contributor(s):
Commonwealth Fund, issuing body.
Publication:
[New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, August 2017
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Health Care Coalitions
Quality Indicators, Health Care -- statistics & numerical data
Quality of Health Care -- statistics & numerical data
Ohio
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
The Northeast Ohio region centered on the city of Akron and Summit County as well as parts of nearby counties stands out, along with Stockton, Calif., for having improved on more performance measures (19 of 33) than any other region on the Commonwealth Fund's Scorecard on Local Health System Performance, 2016 Edition. The region has made notable progress expanding access to care. Health systems also have strengthened primary care and improved care transitions, which may explain reductions in potentially avoidable hospitalizations and unplanned readmissions. Collaboration across health and social service sectors is a hallmark of the region, exemplified by use of a shared set of measures assessing residents' quality of life. But to address deep-seated problems, such as the high black infant mortality rate, leaders say the region also will need to make specific commitments and potentially reallocate resources to see improvement.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (10 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101712707 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101712707