Association of a Care Coordination Model With Health Care Costs and Utilization

Key Points Question Is the Johns Hopkins Community Health Partnership, a broad care coordination program inclusive of acute care and community interventions, associated with improved health outcomes? Findings This quality improvement study found that the community intervention was associated with a statistically significant reduction in admissions, readmissions, and emergency department visits for Medicaid, but the utilization results were mixed for the acute care intervention. In terms of cost of care, there were statistically significant cost savings totaling $113.3 million. Meaning A care coordination model in an urban academic center environment can be associated with improved outcomes, including substantial cost reduction.