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Leapfrog Hospital Rewards Program™ Case Study II: New York, Capital District

Leapfrog Hospital Rewards Program™ Case Study II: New York, Capital District. Mark Russo February 2006. Overview. Background History and Stakeholders Market Makeup Market Strategy Challenges Faced Next Steps. Market Success Factors.

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Leapfrog Hospital Rewards Program™ Case Study II: New York, Capital District

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  1. Leapfrog Hospital Rewards Program™Case Study II: New York, Capital District Mark Russo February 2006

  2. Overview • Background • History and Stakeholders • Market Makeup • Market Strategy • Challenges Faced • Next Steps

  3. Market Success Factors • Critical mass of employer participation (covered lives) in specific markets • Active employer and health plan participation in each market • Market champion – Role for HCM / Business Lead • High-level of awareness of LHRP and quality improvement goals among provider community • Engagement of hospitals in market area • Visibility of program and hospital status to consumers

  4. Upstate New York Regional LandscapeAlbany - Schenectady • 11 Community Hospitals • 3 large “Leapfrog” regional employers • GE • Hannaford Brothers • Verizon • 2 Regional Health Plans: Capital District Health Plan and MVP Health Plan • Over 24 month period employers represent • 716 admissions in 5 clinical categories • $3.7MM in spend

  5. Albany/Sch’dy strategy has followed a measured pace • Determine the feasibility of Leapfrog Hospital Rewards Program implementation in Capital District • Engage Hospitals – all regional hospitals (11) have been informed and educated • Engage health plans – Capital District Physicians Health Plan and MVP Health Plan

  6. Hospital LHRP Market Models Before an administration model is chosen, interested employers need to explore a savings analysis, leveraging quality and efficiency data sets… Bridges to Excellence Model Health Plan Model ORYX Vendor NQF/ORYX measures Hospital* Health Plan Leapfrog Price Based Index ALOS & re-admits ORYX Vendor Procedure-specific Effectiveness and Efficiency Scores

  7. Market-specific implementation strategies for purchasers to adopt • Possible strategies • Information only • Information & rewards • Information & consumer incentives • Information, rewards & consumer incentives • Hannaford • information & consumer incentives • Verizon • Information and rewards • GE • TBD – most likely rewards and consumer information

  8. Market Strategy: Hospital Engagement • Employers required data for feasibility study • Determine potential for hospital improvement • Determine rewards potential • Health Plan assistance to gather data unavailable • Leverage local Healthcare Champions to coordinate implementation • Leverage National LF assistance (Measure sets, documentation etc.)

  9. Hospital Engagement • Introduced LHRP in various direct outreach in late 2004 and throughout 2005 • Leapfrog hosted webcast Feb / March to formally introduce the Program • Program follow-up and toolkit sent to hospital CEOs • Commitment Letter – April, 2005 • Telephonic Outreach • Ad hoc meetings (in person) • ORYX Vendor outreach and alignment

  10. Hospital Engagement, Continued • Incentives for participation • Ad hoc meetings and telephonic outreach • Waived participation fees • Data to remain confidential • Local Advertisement • Publicly available data scoring

  11. Implementation Challenges • Critical mass of hospital participation • ORYX Vendor participation • Rewards not definitive • Active health plan participation • Engagement of Hospitals in market area • Visibility of program and hospital status to consumers

  12. Planning for 2006 • Continue engagement with ORYX vendors • Define clear and quantifiable rewards • Leverage Health Plan • Continue to work with hospitals to secure data submissions • Leveraging the market dynamics will help gain momentum

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