Aetna and Carolinas HealthCare System are using a clinically integrated organization (CIO) model to support stronger patient-centered medical homes and other accountable care efforts. Using CHS's broad system of integrated facilities and physicians, the collaboration is designed to give Charlotte-area employers better health care options for their employees by:
The arrangement is one of Aetna's first accountable care collaborations designed specifically to offer self-insured customers the quality improvement and cost-saving benefits available through these models. It also is available to fully insured customers. As part of the collaboration, CHS and Aetna will review trends among members cared for in the model and develop plans to improve them where needed, such as: