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Volume 7, Issue 5 (Suppl)
J Gastrointest Dig Syst, an open access journal
ISSN:2161-069X
Gastroenterology 2017
November 13-14, 2017
November 13-14, 2017 | Las Vegas, USA
13
th
International Conference on
Clinical Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy
Successfully providing value-based care in gastroenterology: Patient-centered specialty care, care
navigation and coordination
Alec S Koo
and
Dana L Jacoby
Skyline Urology, USA
A
s the US healthcare delivery system continues its paradigm shift to a value-based payment system, gastroenterologists, along with
other physicians, will be faced with the opportunity to strategically transform their internal clinical, financial, and operational
models. The utilization of care coordination, patient navigation and satisfaction metrics, coupled with standardization should help
yield greater value in healthcare hinged on effectively improving the quality of patient care while reducing overall costs. Based on
recent literature and market research, there is a consensus that the escalation of patient care costs are not necessarily linked to
improved patient satisfaction or outcomes. Current emphasis is being placed on innovative patient management models based on
the patient-centered model and value-based payments as opposed to the traditional fee-for-service approach. The management and
bundling of certain GI diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease, in the form of a PCSP may mitigate some of the financial burden,
while providing a higher quality of care and improved patient satisfaction. The authors have honed specific research and insights
around proven utilization metrics leading to optimal care coordination, efficient patient throughput, and navigation methodologies.
While leveraging technology and software, GI groups should be able to achieve high levels of success in providing value-based care
after reading/researching this article.
Biography
Alec Koo has been practicing medicine for over 25 years. He received his B.S. and M.D. from UCLA. He completed his residency in Surgery/Urology at UCLA in 1992.
Koo is a Diplomat of the American Board of Urology, Fellow of American College of Surgeons, a Regents Scholar of UCLA School of Medicine, and a member of UCLA’s
Honors Colleges.
alec.koo@skyuro.comAlec S Koo et al., J Gastrointest Dig Syst 2017, 7:5 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2161-069X-C1-055