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AltaMed outlines programs that reduced hospital use and improved outcomes for high‑risk patients
Summary
AltaMed described value‑based programs—VIVA Gold senior care, enhanced care management, home visits, hospitalist integration and workforce pipeline investments—that it said reduced emergency visits and hospitalizations and improved care for complex patients served by this large FQHC system.
AltaMed presented several operational strategies it uses to lower costs and improve outcomes for medically and socially complex patients, drawing on full‑risk contracting, care teams and workforce development.
Efrain Telematis, described as “UltaMed Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer,” described a multiyear transformation: AltaMed operates 67 clinics in Los Angeles and Orange counties, serves roughly half a million patients and is primarily Medi‑Cal‑funded. The system has layered affiliates, including a managed services organization and a delegated (Knox‑Keene) entity that can accept global risk and support contracting with…
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