The health care system was designed to treat transactional episodes of care. Now it's under stress from more complex patient needs and the rise of polychronic cases — or people with more than one chronic disease. Polychronic patients are diverse in background and complexity of needs. They require extra attention to help them understand conditions, comply with care plans and navigate complicated systems.
This white paper was developed through research by Harvard Business Review Analytic Services in association with Optum. It examines:
Better serving polychronic patients means considering social determinants and health equity. It means making real efforts to improve patient engagement and prioritizing care with the right information. Find out how you can enable fundamental changes in the health care system. Reinvent processes, priorities and systems to treat the whole person and help change the trajectory of health care costs
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