Tufts Managed Care Institute - Overview and Approach

Overview

Tufts Managed Care Institute operates within a rapidly changing medical practice environment that is being transformed in many ways. We recognize the need for timely educational solutions to cope with these transformations.

Health Care Transformations in Progress

Then...	...And now
fee-for-service payment system	prepayment and risk-sharing
patient care focus exclusively on individual	patient care focus on both individuals enrolled in member populations and on these panels of patients
emphasis on acute illness	integrated approach spanning health promotion, disease prevention, illness and rehabilitation

Approach

Provide care management educational solutions to physicians and other health care professionals
Integrate principles and practices of care management into the full continuum of physician training from medical school to residency to continuing education