You can’t do value-based contracting alone. That is one of the biggest lessons learned from Scott Anders, MD, MBA, FAAGP, CPE, chief medical officer of value-based care and ambulatory quality at Providence. In the latest episode of Healthcare Strategies, Anders shares how Providence relies on its staff, payers, vendors, and other stakeholders to succeed in…

When Colin O’Reilly, DO, FAAP, FACOP, FCCM, makes a social determinants of health referral in his pediatric hospital, he can’t just send the child and family to any social services provider. He has to make sure that social service is completely accessible, both in its physical space and how it serves patients. That’s because O’Reilly…

In the shift toward value-based care, many healthcare organizations are looking for EHR integrations to support population health initiatives and optimize patient outreach. Take Henry Community Health (HCH), for example. Executives of the east-central Indiana health system looked to a health IT implementation to streamline what was previously a manual, time-consuming patient outreach strategy. “We…

During this past year, momentum has increased to make healthcare more accessible and affordable: Highlights in the realm of increasing accessibility to affordable care and streamlining user experiences include Amazon acquiring primary healthcare provider One Medical; and Walmart inking a deal with UnitedHealth Group to provide care to Medicare Advantage patients at in-store clinics. And…

Value-based care has evolved into a healthcare landscape of its own, with a wide range of organizations contributing to systematic changes that improve the quality of care and outcomes while better controlling costs. Providers specializing in value-based care have become attractive to investors and patients because of the distinctive quality of care they can provide…