2 | ROAD TO HEALTH CARE TRANSFORMATION | ICSI 2016 ANNUAL REPORT
Road to Health Care Transformation
e health care system has been in a constant state of change for many years, and the shift to value-based care is one that has been
long-anticipated. As CMS attempts to drive this new payment methodology across the market, successful care delivery systems will
need to respond rapidly. We believe that this will require not an evolutionary change, but a transformation for care delivery.
While the shift to value-based payment is highly important, there are additional forces driving dramatic change over the next two to five
years that also deserve (and in some cases, demand) attention. In 2016, ICSI conducted a high-level environmental scan to identify the
trends, innovations, and disruptions that may impact Minnesota health care delivery systems, both in primary and specialty care.
With the information gleaned, we created a series of papers for ICSI members focused on trends that may affect planning as care systems
seek to build on their ability to:
• Participate effectively in alternative payment models
• Support individual and population health
• Use evidence and data from multiple sources and use improvement science methodologies to implement effective
innovations and improve outcomes
• oughtfully and purposefully construct care teams that support both patient health and professional satisfaction
• Incorporate technological advancements that both create efficiencies and improve outcomes
Each paper includes discussion questions that organizations can use to better understand their current state and create a vision for their future.
TEAM CARE DELIVERY
NEW FINANCIAL MODELS
FOCUS ON INDIVIDUAL
DATA
LEADING CHANGE
ATTRIBUTED POPULATIONS
ICSI is an independent, nonprofit health care improvement organization of member medical groups, hospitals,
and health plan sponsors. We tackle some of our region's most complex health and health care system
problems in pursuit of the Triple Aim – better care, better health, and lower cost. We believe this work
requires dedicated collaboration to arrive at the best solutions. Our members, sponsors, and partners depend
on us to scout the health care landscape, identify best practices, innovate, and act as a catalyst to help them
prepare for what's ahead – with the urgency such changes demand.
Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement
ICSI is also changing. In 2016, the ICSI Board of Directors
named David Abelson, MD, as President and Craig Acomb,
MBA, as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the ICSI collaborative.
Together, we are gathering a broad table of key stakeholders
as we plan for the next phase of our collaborative future.
David Abelson, MD Craig Acomb, MBA
