Though healthcare disparities are not new, the COVID-19 pandemic brought the starkest and glaring gaps in care to the forefront. While the healthcare industry and federal and local governments have in some ways stepped up to tackle health equity, experts agree there is still a long way to go. From the need for better data…
Most healthcare payments made in 2020 were tied in some way to value or quality of care, according to the latest data from the Health Care Payment Learning & Action Network (LAN). The LAN’s latest APM Measurement report showed that 40.9 percent of US healthcare payments, representing approximately 238.8 million Americans and over 80 percent…
It has been nearly two years since the start of the pandemic, and the changes to health care delivery during this time have been significant. Providers across all specialties have had to continuously adapt the ways they offer care to ensure their patients keep receiving the services they need, when they need them. This has…
For the last several years, I have wrapped up my reporting with a look back at some of my favorite quotes from healthcare stakeholders as a way to help emphasize how our publication’s coverage is reflecting shifts in industry dynamics. In 2021, there was no question that how to build health equity into payment models,…
Analytics and reporting tools can help providers that participate in Alternative Payment Models (APMs) measure the pulse of their program performance and provide helpful insights into their population health and risk levels, as well as uncover the potential for lowering cost and improving care quality. Generally speaking, APMs are structured such that providers are measured…
Community health centers (CHCs) are respected, trusted agencies within the health care delivery sector and civic society as a whole; they are well situated to be responsive and accountable to the needs and values of their communities. Beyond health services, they can be one of multiple institutions within a community where social forces gather to…
Roughly 40% of U.S. healthcare payments were tied to alternative payment models (APMs) last year, with Medicare Advantage claims representing the largest amount, a new survey found. The survey, published Wednesday by the Health Care Payment Learning & Action Network, showed that more work needs to be done as most healthcare payments were still tied…
Value-based care continues to take root in healthcare. It’s clear the future of reimbursement will at minimum include a heaping portion of providers being paid for value as opposed to volume. This is why, as the new year approaches, Healthcare IT News sat down with an expert in value-based care to get his views on…
Dr. Rodger Israel, Chief Medical Officer of WakeMed Key Community Care, joins Proficient Health to discuss current and future trends of technology and quality. It’s no surprise that technology is a driver to improve communication and patient care but there is often a strong resistance. Dr. Israel will discuss top priorities, trends, data and analytics,…
After years of uneven adoption, value-based care (VBC) is gaining momentum as providers and payers seek to improve patient outcomes while gaining control of runaway healthcare spending in the U.S. An overwhelming 94% of health system executives expect value-based contracts to continue growing in coming years. Making VBC work, however, requires the ability of healthcare…