Case Studies
The following are case studies related to BTE and PROMETHEUS. Click on the titles to read more.
- SwedishAmerican Medical Group, Rockford, IL- Headquartered in Rockford, Illinois, SwedishAmerican Health System serves 12 counties in northern illinois and southern Wisconsin.
- Baughman Family Medicine, Harrisburg, PA- Baughman Family Medicine is a single physician practice providing care to patients in Harrisburg, PA since 2000.
- Family Doctors, LLC, Swampscott, MA- Family Doctors, LLC, opened in 1948 and is now comprised of eight family medicine physicians, a gynecologist, three nurse practitioners, a registered dietician and a clinical psychologist. The staff manages upwards of 40,000 patient visits per year.
- Excellence in Chronic Care Management Program: Improve care, decrease expenses across six major conditions- The excellence in Chronic Care Management Program encompasses six chronic conditions: congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, asthma, hypertension, and coronary artery disease. This program measures the quality and cost of care delivered in physician practices. Physicians who meet certain performance criteria are rewarded with a variety of incentives, often including cash payouts. Employers and health plans are rewarded with healthier members and lower costs of care.
- How We're Helping a Large Department of Health Fight Back Against Avoidable Complications- To improve resident health and the community’s finances, we designed a scorecard that bundles a variety of measures into one robust performance assessment.
- Piloting PROMETHEUS: Employers, Plans and Physicians Working Together to Reward Greater Quality and Value- Real payment reform won’t happen overnight. But for one employer coalition, a three-year pilot shows a promising way forward.
- Raising the State of Care: A Custom Program to Target Six Chronic Illnesses and Reward Top-Performing Doctors- By reducing potentially avoidable complications just 6%, this statewide benefits plan could save $10 million a year.
- Better Measures, Easier Reporting: How One Provider Recognition Program Evolved Over Time to the Benefit of all Stakeholders- After simplifying our data submission process, more physicians are earning incentives—and more patients are receiving high quality care.