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Program Features (South Dakota)
Choosing your health care provider is one of the most important decisions you’ll ever make. And Patient Choice is committed to helping you make the choice that’s right for you.
With Patient Choice, you gain:
- Provider Organized Care Systems. In the Patient Choice program, providers organize themselves into patient-focused networks called “Care Systems.” Each Care System includes primary care physicians, specialists, hospitals and other health care professionals and facilities; and offers a broad range of covered services. Care Systems are free to deliver care the way they think is best. That means, decisions about your care are between you and your provider.
- Comparative Information. You can review our online directory to find meaningful information to help you evaluate the cost, convenience, special expertise, and service capabilities of each Care System.
- Cost Options. Through a unique “tiering” process conducted by Patient Choice, Care
Systems are analyzed on measures of cost and performance, then placed into either a low or high cost tier. Care Systems that manage their patient’s care most effectively and price themselves competitively are available to you at a lower cost.
- A Focus on Quality. Care Systems want to serve you! Working to meet your needs, they focus on the value they deliver by providing quality care at a reasonable price. And delivering care of the highest quality actually helps them lower costs. For example, getting your care right the first time, making sure you are taking the right drug, helping you best manage any chronic condition you may have, and sending you to the specialists and hospitals that perform best for patients with your condition are all things that help assure better quality care for you at lower total costs.
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