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In Rockford, ECOHOne now ECOH Choice – UW Health Swedish American is a model of what the future might look like in healthcare. ECOH Choice UW Health Swedish American offers the deepest discounts and features UW Health Swedish American Health Systems Medical Home. Swedish American’s Medical Home site(s) have all received the highest level of accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance. For those seeking a high value combination of cost containment and best practices in healthcare, ECOH Choice – UW Swedish American is for you. A division of UW Health, Swedish American is dedicated to providing excellence in healthcare and compassionate care to the community. The organization serves residents of 12 counties in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin through:

• A dedicated and caring staff
• A major acute care hospital
• A free-standing outpatient cancer center, developed in partnership with UW Health and its nationally recognized University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center.
• A network of 30 primacy care and specialty care clinics
• The region’s largest home healthcare agency
• A full spectrum of outpatient, wellness and education programs
• The charitable endeavors of the Swedish American Foundation

Medical Home is an emerging model of care that strengthens the relationship between the patient, family and primary care provider in cooperation with specialists and support from community resources. The patient/family is the focal point of this model, and Medical Home is built around this center. Medical Home also is a base from which care services are coordinated to provide the most cost effective and efficient care to the patient.

This includes:

• The use of advanced health technology
• The coordination of specialty care and inpatient care
• Providing preventive services through:
  • health promotion
  • disease management and prevention
  • health maintenance
  • behavioral health services
  • patient education
  • diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic illness

In short, it’s likely a model for how healthcare providers in the future will get out ahead of the rising healthcare cost curve by working with patients to achieve better outcomes.