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IN THE NEWS
 
Houston Business Journal: "Doctors' compensation from pharma companies a bitter pill for some to swallow"
 
Houston Chronicle: "Doctors teaming up to treat patients"
Kelsey-Seybold is one of the nation's oldest accountable care organizations, or ACOs. Read why more healthcare organizations are moving to this model of care and how patients can benefit from it. Read the article.
 
Hospital & Health Networks Digital Magazine: "Why are insurers buying physician groups?"
More insurance companies are creating narrow network plans, such as the private-label plan KelseyCare Powered by Cigna, based on the accountable care organization model.
Read the story.
 
New York Times: “Trying Out New Ways to Deliver Health Care”
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic Board Chairman and Managing Director Spencer Berthelsen, M.D. discusses the Accountable Care model as a proven solution to our country’s rising healthcare costs.
Read the story.​

Choosing the Right Health-Care Plan
(10/22/2011)
The Wall Street Journal talks about the upcoming open enrollment season and how the Cigna KelseyCare plan helped the City of Houston control costs.

Making Healthcare Accountable
(08/1/2010) How do you hold health care costs down? Dr. Spencer Berthelsen, Chairman and Managing Director of Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, recently discussed accountable care with Texas CEO Magazine’s Ray Niekamp.
Read the story.

Making Healthcare Accountable
(08/1/2010) How do you hold health care costs down? Dr. Spencer Berthelsen, Chairman and Managing Director of Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, recently discussed accountable care with Texas CEO Magazine’s Ray Niekamp.
Read the story.
 
Houston Chronicle
(7/23/2010) In Memoriam: Dr. John Kelsey is remembered for his dedication to quality health care in the Houston Chronicle.
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The New York Times
(7/17/2010) The New York Times recently discussed how the country's biggest insurers are promoting affordable health care plans.
Read the story.
 

Texas Medical Center News

(6/1/2010) Texas Medical Center News Online touted Kelsey-Seybold's model of health care delivery as being at the forefront of accountable care.
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Houston Chronicle
Houston Chronicle Editorial: Accountable Care Model Deserves a Close Look
In the May 21, 2010 Houston Chronicle Editorial section, the editors endorse the accountable care model and discuss why it just might be the right prescription to control rising health care costs.
Read the editorial.

Houston Chronicle
(3/10/2010) Dr. Spencer Berthelsen speaks out on organized systems of care.
Read the editorial.
The New Yorker


The Cost Conundrum
(6/1/2010) "When doctors put their heads together in a room, when they share expertise, you get more thinking and less testing."
Read the story.

Houston Business Journal

(7/4/2010) KelseyCare is featured in the Houston Business Journal.
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Read more about Accountable Care Organizations.
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KelseyCare: The Health Plan That Delivers Lower Costs and Higher Quality
  • Ranked highest in clinical quality and financial efficiency in the Houston market by an independent benchmarking study
  • Consistently earns high marks for member satisfaction in the annual Consumer Assessment of Health Plan Satisfaction survey 
KelseyCare® is the Greater Houston area’s “accountable care” plan. KelseyCare is a “select network” health plan in which Kelsey-Seybold physicians and affiliate providers in multiple specialties take responsibility for delivering care and collaborating together to carefully coordinate the care of plan enrollees.
 
KelseyCare has a proven track record of delivering 15-30% in comparative cost savings, delivering high performance on quality measures and delivering high enrollee satisfaction. KelseyCare has been ranked the market’s “most cost effective plan” by an independent benchmarking study. Members consistently give KelseyCare higher marks for enrollee satisfaction in the annual Consumer Assessment of Health Plan Satisfaction (CAHPS) survey compared to enrollees of competing Houston-area plans.
 
No referrals
KelseyCare members benefit from the affordable, high-quality, “coordinated” care delivered by the Houston area’s premier accountable care organization – Kelsey-Seybold Clinic. Our members can self-refer to hundreds of Kelsey-Seybold physicians and specialists at 20 multi-specialty care centers throughout the greater Houston area with no referral required. The “select network” includes both Kelsey-Seybold and “affiliate provider” physicians. 
 
Members are referred to “affiliate providers” by their Kelsey-Seybold physician and have access to premier hospital facilities. KelseyCare providers regularly refer to St. Luke’s Episcopal Health System hospitals in the Texas Medical Center, Sugar Land, and The Woodlands; Texas Children’s Hospital; Texas Woman’s Hospital; Methodist facilities in Willowbrook and Sugar Land; Clear Lake Regional Hospital; and more. 
 
The KelseyCare plan is offered by leading Houston-area employers including the City of Houston; the City of Sugar Land; the Port of Houston Authority; Menninger Clinic; the St. Luke’s Episcopal Health System; Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America, Inc. (MCFA); the METRO Transit Workers Union; Igloo Products Corporation; MedCare Pediatrics; United Space Alliance; Universal Weather and Aviation; Spark Energy, and others. Of course, KelseyCare is the benefits plan offered to Kelsey-Seybold Clinic’s 2,400 physicians and employees.  
Learn more about Accountable Care and how KelseyCare delivers quality care and cost savings.

 
Kelsey-Seybold's Medical Director for Care Coordination, Dr. Patrick Carter, explains how Accountable Care Organizations manage all aspects of patient care.
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The accountable care organization healthcare model is being advocated as a solution to address current healthcare issues facing the United States and rising costs to employees. Dr. Spencer Berthelsen, Chairman and Managing Director of Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, was interviewed about the subject by NPR on-air radio personality Ed Mayberry on KUHF-FM (88.7).
Read the story.

Hear what healthcare administrators and Houston employers are saying about KelseyCare.
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Listen to what health care executives across the country are saying about Accountable Care Organizations.
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KelseyCare Concierge 
KelseyCare enrollees receive a high level of ongoing support. Each enrollee has access to an exclusive KelseyCare Concierge Service available by phone during business hours to assist them with any questions or needs. After hours, KelseyCare enrollees can call the After-Hours Nurse Hotline for help. After-hours nurses have immediate electronic access to patient medical records, can schedule appointments for patients, page their physician and instruct them on care. KelseyCare enrollees also can email their physician, view medical test results and schedule appointments online through MyKelseyOnline, a secure electronic portal connected to the Kelsey-Seybold Electronic Medical Records system.
 
Value-Added Corporate Benefits
With Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, the commitment to preventive healthcare is made clear with complementary health initiatives designed to help maintain a proactive culture of wellness within the organization. Our own organization is highly committed to wellness. These rewards further help control overall company costs by proactively helping employees keep fit and mindful of healthy lifestyles.
  • Physician-hosted lunch-and-learns
  • Monthly Webinar Wednesday and Healthy Living eNewsletter
  • Free Health Kiosks located in Downtown Houston, offered in partnership with Waste Management Inc. and the Kelsey Research Foundation