Breakthroughs in Addressing Social Determinants of Health
A recent study by the Permanente Medical Groups found that one-third of Americans are stressed to meet basic needs such as stable housing, adequate food, and reliable transportation.
Systems for Addressing Mental Health and Social Needs: The Permanente Medical Group’s Journey
The five CAPP pillars of accountable care—physician leadership, HIT, care coordination, quality measurement, and outcomes-based payment—work together to not only address the physical needs of our [...]
Accountable Care Organizations Are Delivering Positive Results
As the organization that worked with researchers to define the foundations of the first “accountable care” models, CAPP is keenly interested in performance data on how ACOs and other accountable [...]
CAPP’s Accountable Doctors Lead Innovation in Opioid Safety
Tragically, an average of 116 Americans die each day from opioid overdoses. Recognizing this public health crisis as it was evolving, physician leaders at Council for Accountable Physician [...]
What Do Patients and Doctors Really Want from Health Care?
By Laura Fegraus , Executive Director, CAPP When it comes to the Triple Aim formula — lowering healthcare costs, improving health outcomes and enhancing patient experience — the national dialogue [...]
Care Coordination: Improving Prevention, Increasing Survival, and Enhancing Quality of Life
A cancer diagnosis is one of the biggest challenges many individuals will ever face. Exacerbating that challenge are gaps in prevention, detection, and care coordination that prevent many from [...]
CAPP to Host Better Together Health 2017 in Washington, DC, featuring Biden Cancer Initiative’s Danielle Carnival
On May 24, 2017, the Council of Accountable Physician Practices (CAPP) will host its third annual Better Together Health event, in partnership with the American Cancer Society (ACS) at The Center [...]
Study Misses the Mark in Suggesting Physician Employment Has No Effect on Hospital Quality Improvement
As our country struggles to move our healthcare system toward the Triple Aim of lower costs, higher quality and a better patient experience, it is important to remember that physicians play an [...]
CAPP Health Care Primer: What Candidates Need to Know
By Robert Pearl, MD, Chair, Council of Accountable Physician Practices With thousands of political offices up for election this November, health care will continue to be a complex and frequently [...]
