Aetna Whole Health - Colorado

Program Location: 
Denver, CO
Payer Type: 
Commercial
Partner Organizations: 
Banner Network Colorado
Colorado Health Neighborhoods
New West Physicians and Physician Health Partners
Payers: 
Aetna
Description: 

The combined Aetna Whole Health – Colorado Front Range network will launch in January 2015 and provide Aetna members access to more than 800 primary care physicians, 4,000 specialists and 31 hospitals throughout the Colorado Front Range. The accountable care collaboration gives employers better health care options for their employees, and will feature a new model of health care delivery designed to offer:

  • Cost savings to employees who use providers in the Aetna Whole Health– Front Range network;
  • A more coordinated, personalized experience for patients; and
  • Better health care outcomes.
Payment Model: 

The agreement features a new payment model to reward providers for meeting quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction measures including:

  • The percentage of Aetna members who get recommended preventive care and screenings;
  • Better management of patients with chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart failure;
  • Reductions in avoidable hospital readmission rates; and
  • Reductions in emergency room visits.
Last updated October 2014
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