The bundled payment program also is opening the door to new service that can be provided to maternity patients.
“We are still relatively early in that journey,” Dr. Marcotte said. “We have a full-time concierge navigator who really works with this population, and we are beginning to make plans to expand that service to more patients beyond just our one population that are in the bundled care package. That’s one concrete area.”
He continued: “I think there is recognition of the need to provide more [patient] education and resources for our entire population that we are working with. Lastly, I think some of our specialized obstetric services for women with complicated pregnancies have gotten a boost. We can additionally provide those kind of services that might be extended beyond just our local community and provide attractive things that can be best in class for even those complicated pregnancies.”
TriHealth really found the key with its early and robust physician involvement, according to Malini Nijagal, MD, associate professor of ob.gyn. and reproductive sciences at the University of California, San Francisco.