July 23, 2013
Each month, TriHealth President and CEO John Prout writes about the health care industry in his series "A Healthy Perspective."
Why We Help People Stay Out of the Hospital
Why would an organization with four hospitals work to keep people out of hospitals? The answer is found in our mission: to improve our community’s health by keeping people healthier.
That being said, people do need different types of non-hospital care at different times. That’s why TriHealth now offers closely coordinated clinical, educational, preventive and social programs at more than 120 locations throughout Greater Cincinnati. We’re committed to the idea that a dollar not spent on health care is a dollar freed for other important needs in life.
Balancing Quality and Cost
New medical techniques and advancements in health technology such as electronic medical records make balancing quality and cost easier. Applying new ideas about managing chronic diseases and serving high-risk and high-use patient groups is making a real difference here in Cincinnati. For example:
- Our Patient-Centered Medical Home model manages patients' diabetes by ensuring they receive needed checkups and exams.Physicians have financial incentives to keep patients healthier and to coordinate care when patients are sick.
- TriHealth’s SeniorLink is one of only two Ohio programs to meet the strict national criteria for integrated services from clinical care to rehabilitation and to provide transportation tailored to individual needs.
- The Good Samaritan Hospital Faculty Medical Center offers high-quality, low-cost care to expectant moms, keeping them out of ERs and providing the healthier start they and their babies deserve.
Today, everyone benefits when we minimize the need to be admitted to a hospital or readmitted after leaving - including people who run hospitals.
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