Evolution of a Seamless
Health Service
The Cleveland Clinic Experience
Brian Griffin, MD
Talk Outline
• Cleveland Clinic – overview
• Integration across geography
• New US health care realities
• Wellness for our staff/employees
Cleveland
Clinic
Cleveland Clinic
CCHS Mission
• Care for the sick
• Investigate their
problems
• Educate those
who serve
Dr. William E. Lower Dr. John Phillips
Dr. Frank E. Bunts Dr. George W. Crile
Organization Structure
• Not for Profit
• Group Practice
• Physician Leadership
• Salaried
• Annual Professional Review
• 1 Year Contract
Clinic Building 1921
Cleveland Clinic Today
• $6.2 billion
• Medical group that runs a health system
• Highly specialized main campus
• Global reach
• Employed and Independent Physicians
Main Campus
Top 5 Hospital
#1 in Heart
Over 21 years
6.4 Million Patients
Cleveland
Clinic
H
Fairview Hospital
Lakewood Hospital
H
Lutheran Hospital
H
Ashtabula County
Medical Center
H
Euclid Hospital
H
Hillcrest Hospital
H
South Pointe
Hospital
H
Marymount Hospital
H
Cleveland
Clinic
Florida
H
Medina
Hospital
H
Lorain Family Health
And Surgery Center
FHC
Elyria Family
Health Center
Westlake Family
Health Center
FHC
FHC Lakewood
Family Health
Center
FHC
Strongsville Family Health
and Surgery Center
FHC
Brunswick Family
Health Center
FHC
Wooster Family
Health Center
FHC
Independence Family
Health Center
FHC
Solon Family
Health Center
FHC
Chagrin Falls Family
Health Center
FHC
Beachwood Family
Health and Surgery Center
FHC
Willoughby Hills
Family Health Center
FHC
FHC
R.E. Jacobs
Health Center
Lou Ruvo Center
for Brain Health
Las Vegas, Nevada
FHC
Cleveland
Clinic
Toronto
FHC
S.T.J.
Health Center
HC
Twinsburg Family
Health Center
FHC
NEO Family Health Centers
Brunswick
NEO Hospitals
Cleveland Clinic Florida
Cleveland Clinic
Lou Ruvo
Center for Brain Health
Las Vegas
15
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Integration depends on IT
• Electronic medical record – EPIC
- Outpatients – now inpatient
- Connectivity to all facilities
- Imaging availability
• PACs
- Imaging availability throughout NE Ohio
• New informatics
- Smart apps
- House calls - virtual
EMR is our Integrator
• Preventive care status
• Family history
• Past events
• Problem list
• Internal mail
• Dr Connect
• My Chart
Increasingly dependent on physician extenders to
provide care and health information 24/7 – use of Nurse
on Call Services – partnered with Rigney Dolphin
MyChart –
mychart.clevelandclinic.org
Volume-Based  Value-Based
Payment Fee-for-Service Outcome Based
Incentives Volume Value
Focus Acute Episodes Populations
Role of the
Provider
Single Episodes Care Continuum
Information Retrospective Real-time & Predictive
The New World
New to us Our DNA
Specialty
Care
Population
Management
Two Distinct Yet Interrelated
Roles
Care Model
Community-based
medicine
Specialty referral
destination
Payment
Shared savings or
Total Cost of Care
(TCOC)
Fee-for-service or
episode-based
Patient
Base
Attributed lives Referrals (physician, self)
Needs With or without a
specific health need
Specific health need
Two Approaches
Specialty
Care
Population
Management
Holistic Patient Care View
Medical
Cognitive and
Behavioral
Functional Social
Patient
Centric
23
Care System
Cleveland Clinic Integrated Care Model
Retail Venues Home
CC Clinic
Community - Based
Organizations
Ambulatory D&TIndependent
Physician
Offices
Hospitals
Rehab
Skilled Nursing
Facilities
MyChart
EmergencyPost-Acute
(other)
Solid Progress…
• Patient-Centered Medical Homes : Disease Base
• Care Paths – specific algorithms in record
• Bundles – paid by time based episode
• Medicare ACO – Accountable Care Organization
– responsible for lives over time
• Medicaid Expansion - bundled
…More to Go
National Network
Owned & Partnered
Hospital Readmissions
Reduction Program
• Section 3025 of the Affordable Care
Act established the HRRP, which
requires CMS to reduce payments to
hospitals with excess readmissions,
effective for discharges beginning on
October 1, 2012.
Hospital Readmissions
Reduction Program
FY Penalty Based on readmission rates for:
2013
≤ 1% Medicare
payments
HF, AMI, PNA
2014
≤ 2% Medicare
payments
HF, AMI, PNA
2015
≤ 3% Medicare
payments
HF, AMI, PNA, COPD, THA/TKA
2016
≤ 3% Medicare
payments
HF, AMI, PNA, COPD, THA/TKA
2017
≤ 3% Medicare
payments
HF, AMI, PNA, COPD, THA/TKA, CABG
No
change
Intensive Review of
Cardiology
More than one in
five patients
admitted for HF will
be readmitted
within 30-days of
discharge!
Important fact!
Value-Based Metric
SNF 30-day readmit rate
0% 10% 20% 30%
SNF Connected Care Network
Other SNFs
20%
28%
(n=50)
(n=8)
Cleveland Clinic
Wellness:
Staff and Employee Health
Chronic Disease
4 Factors Cause 84%
• Tobacco
• Food Choices & Portion Size
• Physical Inactivity
• Stress
Premature Mortality
Behavior
40%
Medical Access 10%
Genetics
30%
Social
15%Environment
5%
• Obesity
• Sedentary Life
• Smoking
• 81% of hospital admissions
• 91% of all prescriptions
• 76% of physician visits
Chronic Disease Impact
Employee Health Plan
• Self insured
• 38,000+ employees
• 82,000+ covered lives
• $350M claims
Employee Health Goals
• Build a Culture of Wellness
• Support Healthy Life-Style
Choices
• Promote Personal Responsibility
• Control Costs
Wellness Program
• Healthy Environment Office
• Chief Wellness Officer
• Nutrition
• Smoking Cessation
• Fitness Center
• Weight Watchers
• Curves Memberships
Smoking
Survival
Non-Smoker
Smoker
Age
%
100
0
80
60
40 50 70 10060 80
40
20
Smoking
Economic Impact
• $3,400 per employee/year
• $92B annual cost
• $10B annual cost second
hand smoke
EHP Tobacco Users
8.9%
5.3%
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 20142008
Obesity Impact
• $1,429 Additional Medical Cost
• $12.8B Absenteeism
• $30B Reduced Productivity
• $2.8M Additional Fuel Costs
December 13th-19th, 2003
Millions Served – Stenting Now Here!
Trans
Fats
Farmers Market
Weight Management
• Weight Watchers
• Curves
• Shape Up & Go
• Fitness Centers
• Yoga
• Farmer’s Markets
• Vending Machines
• GO! Foods
158,000 LBS Lost
6 Chronic Diseases
• Asthma
• Diabetes
• Hypertension
• Hyperlipidemia
• Smoking
• Obesity
Those with none – “The Healthy”
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
55%
9%
Chronic Disease Enrollment
Pebble Pedometers
• 10,000 step challenge
• On-Line download
• 30,000 distributed
• 17 Billion steps walked
Health Status Letters
Premium Differentials
4.3% Lower than 2011 Premiums
9% Higher than 2011 Premiums
21% Higher than 2011 Premiums
EHP Care Management
Enrollment
1,000
16,000
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
220
260
300
340
380
420
Employee Health Costs
$
2004 2015
2004-2009
7.5% 2010-Q12015
2.8%
EHP Evolution
2005 –
2007
2008 –
2009
2010 –
2011
2012 –
2013
2014
• Not hiring
smokers
• Ban trans
fats
• Free
fitness,
weight loss,
smoking
help
• Ban candy
& sugar soft
drinks
• Health
Choice
premium
rebate
• Chronic
disease
mgmt
• Gold,
silver,
bronze
premiums
• Expand to
spouses
• Pebble
tracking
Keys to Success
• Leadership
• Culture change
• Environment
• Social & coaching
• Chronic disease management
• Effective incentives
Brian Griffin

Brian Griffin