Following the Patient Outside the Hospital: Chaplaincy in an Accountable Care Organization (ACO)

Description:

Overview:
Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) are proliferating in the United States, but providing pastoral care in such a setting is new and untried. This workshop will describe the model that MissionPoint Health Partners, an ACO, has created to provide pastoral care to its members. The presenter will discuss the creation of the pastoral care program, common issues that arise in providing holistic outpatient spiritual care, and the ongoing collaboration between the hospital and ACO chaplaincy departments. We will also discuss different methods of providing pastoral care at a distance to diverse populations.

• Describe methods and examples of providing pastoral care in an Accountable Care Organization
• Provide examples of successes and challenges of providing outpatient pastoral care
• Explore the similarities and differences between pastoral care for inpatients and outpatients

Presenter:
Rev. Catherine Chang, MDiv BCC is a chaplain at Ascension Care Management (ACM), a Catholic population health company, working to provide spiritual care in an ambulatory setting. Prior to her work at ACM, she was a hospital chaplain at a number of hospitals including St. Thomas Health in Nashville and Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Cathy is ordained as a Unitarian Universalist minister, and is a Board Certified Chaplain with APC. She lives in Nashville with her husband, two children, her parents and her border collie mix dog.

How It Works:
When you purchase this recording, you will receive a link to access the recording and handouts. There will also be a link to access in the My Downloads and Links section of your APC profile.