Care Coordination for Primary Care Practice

Coordinating care for individuals with complex health care needs has long been seen as an essential component of practice to manage fragmented services and high health care costs. In particular, Medicare beneficiaries with multiple comorbid conditions account for a disproportion share of total Medicare spending. The National Coalition on Care Coordination, formed in 2008 and funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation, defined care coordination as a “person-centered assessment-based interdisciplinary approach to integrating health care and social support services in which a care coordinator managed amend monitors an individual’s needs, goals and preferences based on a comprehensive plan.”