Expand Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment
UCare is working with community providers to expand access to treatment for opioid use disorder across the region.
Year: 2018
Expand Screening Access to Behavioral Health
Community health plans Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin and HealthPartners have taken steps to expand screening and access to behavioral health treatment.
Prevent Unnecessary Surgeries
Research shows that patients with frailty characteristics often have a harder time recovering from surgery. To ensure patients are healthy enough to undergo surgery, UPMC launched a frailty assessment tool.
Foster Safer Opioid Prescribing
Kaiser Permanente implemented safer opioid prescribing practices in 2012 and has greatly reduced opioid prescribing across all regions.
Accelerating Adoption of Evidence-Based Care
ACHP shows that close collaboration among health plans, physicians and communities can accelerate the adoption of evidence-based care.
