C-TAC recently responded to a CMMI request for information on episode-based payment models. C-TAC highlighted some of our work including the Serious Illness Multi-Payer Learning Collaborative, an engaged group of leading health plans, integrated delivery systems, and accountable care organizations who are paving the way to deliver better care for those living with serious illness and their families.
C-TAC also provided information around C-TAC’s work with the American Heart Association on integrating palliative care into heart failure care that has already delivered the following:
- Standardized eligibility criteria for when a person with heart failure would be situated for a referral for a consultation with specialty palliative care provider
- Standard referral criteria and workflow to effectively refer people who meet criteria to specialty palliative care services
- Provider and consumer-facing collateral to support clinician confidence in adopting agreed-upon criteria
- A body of evidence on the impact of a referral to specialty palliative care services on the quality of life of people with heart failure
