Peter J. Pronovost, MD, PhD

Articles by Peter J. Pronovost, MD, PhD

Assertive Community Treatment for Complex and Costly Patients

ByTrygve Dolber, MD,Patrick Runnels, MD, MBA,Peter J. Pronovost, MD, PhD

July 18th 2025

Assertive community treatment, a strongly evidence-based practice for delivering care to individuals with schizophrenia and low health care engagement, is applicable to disengaged, medically complex patients.

Longitudinal, Relationship-Based Case Management: A Prospective Cohort Trial

ByPatrick Runnels, MD, MBA,Ryan Muskin, MA,Mark Votruba, PhD,Peter J. Pronovost, MD, PhD,Afua Ansah, BA,James Penman, LPCC

May 6th 2025

A longitudinal, relationship-based case management approach significantly reduced health care costs and improved quality of life for Medicaid enrollees with complex needs over 1 year.

Eliminating Defects in Value: Turnaround of an MSSP ACO

ByPeter J. Pronovost, MD, PhD,Patrick Runnels, MD, MBA,Mark E. Schario, MS, RN,Tomasina Green, MPH,Kelsey A. Fuller, MS,Heather M. Byrne, MPA-HSA, CNMT,Valerie Reese, MEd,Tyler D. Barnett, MHSA,Kaitlin Mabin, BA,George Topalsky, MD

March 15th 2023

A health system transformational leadership framework and management system made visible and eliminated defects in value and was associated with reduced annual Medicare expenditures and increased quality between 2017 and 2020.