[§323F-12] Public-private partnership. (a) There is established within the corporation for administrative purposes only a public-private partnership in a county that encompasses at least three islands inhabited by permanent residents, to research, develop, and implement a model of health care delivery that addresses the coordination of care across the spectrum of care from acute, to skilled nursing facility, to home, in a manner that is seamless, efficient, appropriate, and cost-effective.
(b) The public-private partnership shall:
(1) Work to resolve the challenges in the post-acute care environment;
(2) Expand inpatient capacity;
(3) Improve access to and quality of health care; and
(4) Enhance the operational and financial viability of public and private health care providers at all levels of care.
(c) The public-private partnership shall be mutually beneficial to stakeholders and consumers and shall be based upon the following:
(1) Short-term goals:
(A) Provide a mechanism to move waitlisted patients to an appropriate long-term care setting;
(B) Provide appropriate financial support to allow for the movement of patients along the continuum of care, regardless of the ability to pay;
(C) Maintain the financial viability of skilled nursing facilities by providing adequate funding from all sources; and
(D) Maintain the financial viability of full-service acute care facilities by reducing the number of waitlisted patients.
(2) Long-term goals:
(A) Improve the continuity of care and efficiency between providers;
(B) Enhance the quality of patient care;
(C) Create a patient-centered health care infrastructure;
(D) Maximize capacity and increase operational and financial viability among network organizations;
(E) Optimize existing resources to maximize return;
(F) Facilitate the transition of care between different levels of care;
(G) Reduce unnecessary transfers of patients and attract medically appropriate transfers from neighboring islands;
(H) Create reimbursement mechanisms that support integrated efforts;
(I) Reduce unnecessary health care use and prevent unnecessary hospitalizations and readmissions; and
(J) Expand access to specialty services to counties that encompass at least three islands inhabited by permanent residents. [L 2012, c 279, §2]
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