Health systems move slowly toward 'high-touch' primary care

A number of hospital systems have moved to establish intensive, team-based primary care clinics along the lines of those operated by innovative independent operators like ChenMed and Iora Health.They include Stanford Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Bellin Health, UnityPoint Health, Intermountain Healthcare and Mount Sinai Health System.Some systems are doing it on their own, while others have partners. A recent American Hospital Association survey found that 19% of systems have purchased or partnered with an entity designed to deliver intensive primary care, while 57% said they are likely to do so.Johns Hopkins Community Physicians launched a team-based clinic for high-utilizing Medicaid patients four years ago, and currently is rolling out similar models for Medicare Advantage and for...