Tufts Medicine Inc

CARE INTEGRATION, POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT, PATIENT ACCESS AND OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE.

TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PARENT, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES ("TUFTS MC"), CIRCLE HEALTH, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES ("CIRCLE HEALTH"), MELROSEWAKEFIELD HEALTHCARE, INC. AND CONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES, FORMERLY HALLMARK HEALTH CORPORATION ("MELROSEWAKEFIELD"), AND HOME HEALTH FOUNDATION, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES ("HHF") ARE THE MEMBERS OF WELLFORCE, INC. ("WELLFORCE"), WHICH IS HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE "SYSTEM". THE SYSTEM REPRESENTS A UNIQUE MODEL THAT SERVES THE HEALTH NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES WHILE ENHANCING THE AFFORDABILITY OF CARE. THE SYSTEM FOCUSES ON CARE INTEGRATION, POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT, PATIENT ACCESS, AND OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE.WELLFORCE IS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE DELIVERY OF PATIENT-CENTERED CARE AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, CLINICALLY INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR PATIENTS THROUGHOUT MANY COMMUNITIES IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. WELLFORCE IS WORKING TO FACILITATE IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMMON, COORDINATED APPROACH, ACROSS THE THREE AFFILIATING HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS, TO POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR INNOVATION IN CARE MANAGEMENT MODELS, DISSEMINATION OF BEST PRACTICES, SHARED INFRASTRUCTURE AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS, AND INCREASED SCALE TO SERVE A GREATER POPULATION BASE. THE ROLE OF WELLFORCE FOR TUFTS MC, CIRCLE HEALTH, MELROSEWAKFIELD AND HHF WILL FACILITATE RATIONALIZING CARE DELIVERY TO ASSURE THAT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN THE MOST EFFICIENT SETTING, WITH INCENTIVES FOR CLOSE COLLABORATION AMONG PHYSICIANS, FACILITIES AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. THE ROLE OF WELLFORCE WILL ALSO SERVE TO FOSTER EFFECTIVE CLINICAL INTEGRATION ACROSS THE CONTINUUM OF CARE, INCLUDING IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES PROMOTING RISK-SHARING AND HIGH PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES. THROUGH WELLFORCE, TUFTS MC, CIRCLE HEALTH, MELROSEWAKFIELD AND HHF WILL DEFINE A COMMON SET OF RESPONSIBILITIES THAT HONORS THEIR RESPECTIVE AUTONOMY WHILE PROMOTING A COLLABORATIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE FUTURE-LOOKING STRATEGIC VISION PROACTIVELY RESHAPING HOW HEALTH CARE IS PROVIDED.WELLFORCE CARE PLAN, LLC IS AN ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION FORMED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH A MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION TO PARTICIPATE COLLECTIVELY IN THE MASSHEALTH ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION PROGRAM.