LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), one of the nation’s leading health and well-being companies, recently published a study on senior-focused primary care — a value-based care model that tailors the environment and services of clinical organizations to the unique needs of older adults.

肯塔基州路易斯维尔（BUSINESS WIRE）--Humana Inc.（纽约证券交易所代码：HUM）是美国领先的健康和福利公司之一，最近发表了一项关于老年人重点初级保健的研究，这是一种基于价值的护理模式，可根据老年人的独特需求调整临床组织的环境和服务。

Published in Health Affairs, this study is the first of its size and scope in analyzing this type of organization. This joint study, conducted in partnership with a leading researcher and professor at Harvard University, found better access to primary care for patients of senior-focused primary care organizations compared to other types of primary care organizations like the traditional fee-for-service model..

这项研究发表在《卫生事务》杂志上，是首次对此类组织的规模和范围进行分析。这项联合研究是与哈佛大学一位领先的研究人员和教授合作进行的，发现与传统的收费服务模式等其他类型的初级保健组织相比，以高级为主的初级保健组织的患者获得初级保健的机会更好。。

“We know that increasing access to primary care services is critical to our efforts to deliver better health outcomes for our patients,” said Dr. Kate Goodrich, Humana’s Chief Medical Officer. “This first-of-its-kind study shows that patients in senior-focused primary care organizations had better access to care, and that’s important because it informs our efforts to effectively address the needs of seniors, many of whom have chronic conditions and complex needs.

Humana首席医疗官凯特·古德里奇（KateGoodrich）博士说：“我们知道，增加获得初级保健服务的机会对于我们努力为患者提供更好的健康结果至关重要。”。“这是第一次此类研究表明，以老年人为中心的初级保健组织的患者可以更好地获得护理，这一点很重要，因为它为我们有效解决老年人的需求提供了信息，其中许多老年人患有慢性病和复杂需求。

Of note, it showed even larger benefits for Black and low-income patients, reducing health disparities. All those things are good news for our patients, and this study demonstrates that the senior-focused primary care model is working.”.

值得注意的是，它为黑人和低收入患者带来了更大的益处，减少了健康差距。所有这些对我们的患者来说都是好消息，这项研究表明，以老年人为中心的初级保健模式正在发挥作用。”。

Today’s primary care healthcare system often fails to meet the needs of seniors, many of whom have both chronic conditions and complex care needs. The traditional primary care system that primarily operates in fee-for-service arrangements with insurers can be difficult to access and is often more reactive than proactive.

今天的初级保健保健系统往往无法满足老年人的需求，其中许多人既有慢性病，又有复杂的护理需求。传统的初级保健系统主要通过与保险公司的按服务收费安排运作，可能难以获得，并且通常比主动更具反应性。

Alternatively, senior-focused primary care organizations operate within a value-based care model supported predominantly by population-based payment contracts with Medicare Advantage. This payment arrangement, enabled by current CMS payment policies, provides the infrastructure, flexibility, and financial incentives for senior-focused primary care organizations to provide tailored, holistic, coordinated, and proactive care to older adults, particularly historically underserved populations.

。这种支付安排由当前的CMS支付政策所支持，为以老年人为重点的初级保健组织提供了基础设施，灵活性和财务激励，以向老年人，特别是历史上服务不足的人群提供量身定制，整体，协调和主动的护理。

Senior-focused primary care organizations offer longer appointment times, same-day appointments when needed and access to on-site teams of doctors, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, behavioral health specialists and referral specialists who provide a wide range of extended services to meet the comprehensive needs of seniors..

以老年人为中心的初级保健组织提供更长的预约时间，在需要时进行当天预约，并可以访问由医生、护士、药剂师、社会工作者、行为健康专家和转诊专家组成的现场团队，这些专家提供广泛的扩展服务，以满足老年人的综合需求。。

In collaboration with a leading researcher and professor at Harvard University, the Humana Healthcare Research team analyzed data across six different senior-focused primary care organizations and on more than 462,000 patients enrolled in Medicare Advantage in 2021 to compare healthcare service use and quality of care between those that were and were not patients of senior-focused primary care organizations.

Humana Healthcare研究团队与哈佛大学（Harvard University）的一位顶尖研究人员和教授合作，分析了2021年六个不同的老年重点初级保健组织和462000多名参加Medicare Advantage的患者的数据，以比较医疗服务的使用和护理质量，这些患者过去和现在都是老年重点初级保健组织的患者。

The main takeaways validate primary care providers’ long-term investment in integrated senior care services, including for example, Humana’s owned senior-focused primary care brands, CenterWell Senior Primary Care and Conviva Care Center..

主要收获验证了初级保健提供者对综合高级保健服务的长期投资，例如，Humana拥有的以高级为主的初级保健品牌、CenterWell高级初级保健和Conviva护理中心。。

Relative to more traditional primary care settings, patients of value-based, senior-focused primary care organizations had 17% more primary care visits, with larger differences among Black and low-income beneficiaries. Senior-focused primary care organizations served more Black and low-income beneficiaries than other primary care settings, and these patients had 39% and 21% more primary care visits, respectively, than Black and low-income beneficiaries in other primary care settings, helping to reduce health disparities.

相对于更传统的初级保健环境，以价值为基础的高级初级保健组织的患者的初级保健就诊次数增加了17%，黑人和低收入受益人之间的差异更大。与其他初级保健机构相比，以高级为主的初级保健机构为更多的黑人和低收入受益人提供服务，这些患者的初级保健就诊次数分别比其他初级保健机构的黑人和低收入受益人多39%和21%，有助于减少健康差距。

Findings from the study also suggest that patients of senior-focused primary care organizations might experience better performance on several quality measures, including recommended cancer screenings, medication adherence, controlled blood pressure and diabetes, and less hospital use, but due to study design limitations more research is needed on these outcomes..

该研究的结果还表明，以高级为主的初级保健组织的患者可能在几种质量指标上表现更好，包括推荐的癌症筛查，药物依从性，控制血压和糖尿病，以及更少的医院使用，但由于研究设计的局限性，需要对这些结果进行更多的研究。。

'This study bears out what we see day-to-day in our approximately 300 centers, many of them located in underserved areas,” said Reneé Buckingham, president of Humana’s senior-focused primary care organization. “Focusing on seniors in a value-based, team-oriented care model means that we can spend more time with patients, understanding the many social and other factors that play a role in overall health.

Humana高级初级保健组织主席ReneéBuckingham说：“这项研究证实了我们在大约300个中心每天看到的情况，其中许多中心位于服务不足的地区。”。“以价值观为基础，以团队为导向的护理模式关注老年人意味着我们可以花更多的时间与患者在一起，了解对整体健康起作用的许多社会因素和其他因素。

It’s that deep knowledge of our patients that drives these better outcomes. In fact, this data proves what we’ve known for some time – senior-focused primary care improves well-being so those under our care can attain their best health and live their lives to the fullest. Increasing access to senior-focused primary care is an important lever in delivering better health outcomes for our members and patients.”.

正是对患者的深入了解推动了这些更好的结果。事实上，这些数据证明了我们已经知道了一段时间了——以老年人为中心的初级保健改善了人们的幸福感，因此我们所照顾的人可以获得最佳的健康状况，过上最充实的生活。增加获得以老年人为重点的初级保健的机会是为我们的成员和患者提供更好健康结果的重要杠杆。”。

You can access the full study on the Health Affairs website.

您可以在卫生事务网站上访问完整的研究。

About Humana

关于Humana

Humana Inc. is committed to putting health first – for our teammates, our customers, and our company. Through our Humana insurance services, and our CenterWell health care services, we strive to make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it.

Humana Inc.致力于将健康放在第一位，为我们的队友、客户和公司服务。。

These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare, Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and at CenterWell.com..

这些努力正在为医疗保险、医疗补助、家庭、个人、军人和整个社区的人们带来更好的生活质量。请在Humana.com和CenterWell.com上了解更多有关我们提供的服务的信息。。