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Michael Palantoni says he is seeing growing support for shifting to value-based care, including discussions and cooperation that would have been unthinkable a few years ago.
Palantoni is the vice president for platform and data services at athenahealth, the electronic health record company, which is working with payers and providers on addressing gaps in care in the shift to value-based care.
“I think that’s one of the most fundamental shifts in most value-based care models is that the traditional roles of the payer and the provider break down,” Palantoni says.
“You’re seeing collaboration, not just at the business and incentive view of healthcare, but at the actual day-to-day care delivery workflow. We’re getting providers and payers in rooms together saying, ‘What’s the best way to do this process?’ And that’s a big shift,” he adds.