Tufts Medicine

Tufts Medicine, Inc. ("Tufts Medicine"), which is hereinafter referred to as the "system", represents a unique model that serves the health needs of communities while enhancing the affordability of care. The system focuses on care integration, population health management, patient access, and operational performance. Tufts Medicine is the sole corporate member of Tufts medical center parent, Inc. and consolidated affiliates ("Tufts mc"), circle health, Inc. and consolidated affiliates ("circle health"), melrosewakefield healthcare, Inc. and consolidated affiliates ("melrosewakefield"), Tufts Medicine care at home parent ("tmcah"), formerly home health foundation, Inc ("hhf"), Tufts Medicine integrated network, Inc. ("tmin"), formerly wellforce clinically integrated network, Tufts Medicine pharmacy, llc. ("tm pharmacy"), Tufts Medicine indemnity company, ltd ("tmedic"), formerly wellforce indemnity company, ltd, and Tufts Medicine high reliability institute, inc.tufts Medicine is designed to enhance the delivery of patient-centered care and improve access to high-quality, clinically integrated healthcare services for patients throughout many communities in the commonwealth of Massachusetts. Tufts Medicine is working to facilitate implementation of a common, coordinated approach, across the three affiliating health care systems, to population health management. This will allow for innovation in care management models, dissemination of best practices, shared infrastructure and information systems, and increased scale to serve a greater population base. The role of Tufts Medicine for Tufts mc, circle health, melrosewakefield and tmcah will facilitate rationalizing care delivery to assure that services are provided in the most efficient setting, with incentives for close collaboration among physicians, facilities and other health care providers. The role of Tufts Medicine will also serve to foster effective clinical integration across the continuum of care, including implementing strategies promoting risk-sharing and high performance outcomes. Through Tufts Medicine, Tufts mc, circle health, melrosewakefield and tmcah will define a common set of responsibilities that honors their respective autonomy while promoting a collaborative and comprehensive future-looking strategic vision proactively reshaping how health care is provided.