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Grand Rounds: Transformational Change Through Akron Children’s Health Collaborative

12-02-2022

By Tarun Bhalla, MD, MBA, FASA, FAAP , Chair, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine; Pediatric Anesthesiologist

Anesthesiology

More about Tarun Bhalla, MD, MBA, FAAP


Objectives (Educational Content) :

1. Demonstrate the benefits of Akron Children's Health Collaborative as a transformational way to provide healthcare. 2. Describe the various projects initiated focusing on value-based care. 3. Summarize the future state of our pediatric accountable care model.

Target Audience:

General pediatricians, family physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, social workers, psychologists, and nurses.

Identified Gap:

Improvements in healthcare through an Accountable Care Organization

Estimated Time to Complete the Educational Activity:

1 hour(s)

Expiration Date for CE/CME Credit:

12-01-2023

Method of Participation in the Learning Process:

The learner will view the presentation, successfully complete a post-test and complete an activity evaluation.

Evaluation Methods:

All learners must successfully complete a post-test, as well as an activity evaluation, to claim CE/CME credit.

Disclosure:

The speaker, Tarun Bhalla, MD, has returned the disclosure form indicating there are no relevant financial or other relationships with any commercial interests.

Accreditation Statement:

Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Akron is accredited by the Ohio State Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CHMCA designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit TM.  Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Bibliography:

1. Pediatrics (2017) 139 (2): e20161840. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2016-1840

2. Pediatrics (2015) 135 (3): e582–e589. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2014-2725

3. Health Serv Res. 2019 Oct; 54(5): 1007–1015. Published online 2019 Aug 6. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.13199

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