June 2016

Carolinas HealthCare System created a behavioral health service line to drive transformation in value-based healthcare. Four projects are described, which demonstrate that modest investment in behavioral health pays dividends in reduced cost and increased quality and experience.

For 2 successive years, the Hackensack Alliance Accountable Care Organization achieved cost savings and maintained quality by using physicians with patient-centered medical homes and nurse care coordinators focused on high-risk patients.