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In a physician-owned and physicianled CIN, physicians are not only
"at the table," but are creating and
implementing the local approach
collectively. The more physicians
understand the value of physician-driven
networks, the more successful and
sustainable they will be as health care
leaders. It will also increase professional
satisfaction - a very important part of
who physicians are, and something that
has recently been at an all-time low.
The ultimate goal is for CINs to serve
as the high-performing, local catalysts
for greater value for the health care
dollar, while rewarding participating
physicians for their work. PAMED
plans to advance these networks
by providing physicians with the
knowledge,	tools,	and	confidence	that	
patients are receiving the best, most
appropriate care possible throughout
the entire continuum of care provided.

Patient-Centered
Care, Focused on
Recovery
Kindred's Transitional Care Hospitals
specialize in patient-centered care.
Our patients are critically or chronically
ill, requiring specialized and aggressive
treatment. Care is provided through an
interdisciplinary team approach which
includes physicians, nurses, therapists
and specialists, among many others.
Our goal is to produce the optimal clinical
outcome, helping our patients recover
as fully as possible.

This means physician engagement
must occur at a granular level.
Physician-created initiatives, with
input and buy-in from the entire
network, and resulting in better overall
coordination, is a cornerstone of
success. This will allow physicians to
directly affect health outcomes for
large populations of patients while
also being able to bend the cost curve,
as the market so desperately needs.
PAMED must and will support
physicians during this transition through
use of services offered through the
MSO or CINs. PAMED is looking to
engage Pennsylvania physicians; provide
the necessary education, clinical tools,
and data; and offer hands-on practice
support to assure successful transitions.
This is the value of becoming part a
CIN, and of being a PAMED member.
If you would like additional information
about PAMED's Practice Options Initiative,
please contact Dennis Olmstead, PAMED's
senior advisor of health policy and economics,
through PAMED's Knowledge Center
at 855-PAMED4U (855-726-3348)
or KnowledgeCenter@pamedsoc.org.
If you haven't already, check out PAMED's
online, on-demand CME series -

To learn more, visit www.kindredhospitals.com
or call 1.866.KINDRED.
Kindred Hospital
Philadelphia
6129 Palmetto Street
Philadelphia, PA 19111

Kindred Hospital
Philadelphia - Havertown
2000 Old West Chester Pike
Havertown, PA 19083

"Addressing Physician Uncertainty about
Payment Reform: Skills for Success in
Value-Based Delivery Systems." Free to
PAMED members, this series is facilitated
by Ray Fabius, MD, a PAMED member
and a nationally respected expert in the field
of population health. It covers a variety
of important topics, including practical
health informatics, using a data toolbox in

www.delcomedsoc.org

Kindred Hospital
South Philadelphia
1930 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19145

your practice, quality management, process
improvement, lessons learned from the managed
care era, and population health. Access the
CME at www.pamedsoc.org/valuebasedcare.
A version of this article first appeared in
the summer 2016 issue of Pennsylvania
Physician and was updated on Dec. 13, 2016.

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