Multiple Efforts to Improve Health Care Efficiency

This study reviewed a combination of health care programs in the metropolitan area of Syracuse, New York. They were designed to improve care, however a major purpose was to support efficiency. The study described a number of individual programs that were developed in order to improve the quality and the efficiency of care. These programs were implemented by a combination of local providers and payors. They included the development of outpatient services such as ambulatory surgery, as well as preventive care, case management, telemedicine, and mental health. The impact of these programs was a combination of these services, rather than individual efforts. The impact of these efforts was the product of a range of individual services, especially care management. Additional efforts should make it possible to extend these efforts among providers and payors in the Syracuse area. This approach should make it possible to extend the impact of health care efficiency further.