One major challenge in the U.S. has been that healthcare funding and incentives have not included resources to address the social causes of health inequities. This has perpetuated the problem. Conversely, several European countries have combined funding for health and social services and created incentives for communities and organizations to address both areas collectively. Over…
In potentially a sign of evolving patient expectations of care, more and more younger people are looking for their providers to ask them about their social needs, or conduct social determinants of health screenings, according to surveying from the University of Michigan. Using data from the MyVoice National Poll of Youth, the researchers determined that…
Incentivized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to transform care delivery to improve outcomes, healthcare stakeholders are increasingly turning to value-based care initiatives. Outcomes are now contingent on providers working together across the continuum for shared goals, but hospitals are often not equipped with the resources necessary to do so. That’s where…
As regular readers surely know, I am a tireless advocate for population health and for the systemic changes that will be necessary for achieving equitable, value-based healthcare in the U.S. The pandemic magnified deep-seated, complex issues we’ve struggled with for decades – unacceptably poor healthcare outcomes, disparities in access to care, and untenable costs for…
Taking on downside risk can be a big motivator for organizations to take more seriously the transformation needed to succeed in value-based care, say researchers who study accountable care organizations. Speaking during a recent webinar put on by the Primary Care Collaborative, Jonathan Gonzalez-Smith, a research associate at the Duke Margolis Center for Health Policy,…
Health care industry observers frequently ask “is value-based-care finally gaining traction in the industry?” and skeptics will follow with “is value-based care even the right care model to achieve utilization saving goals for a population?” The answer to the first question is undoubtedly, yes. The answer to the second question has been less clear, until…
In October, the Biden administration set a goal of ensuring all Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in alternative payment models by 2030. Aneesh Chopra, who became the federal government’s first chief technology officer in 2009 and served under the Obama administration, thinks this push for alternative payment models will not only lead to a reduction in…
Download Slides In this webinar we are going to discuss Patient engagement innovations & strategies that increase quality and lower costs for value-based care providers. Speaker: Jordan Dolin – Board Member at CareAdvisors
Created upon enactment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMS Innovation Center) was established to design, implement and test new healthcare payment and delivery models for Medicare and Medicaid. Managed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the CMS Innovation Center aims to achieve…
Health information exchanges (HIEs) are well-situated to help healthcare organizations achieve the triple aim of value-based care—improving population health management strategies, providing better care for individuals, and reducing healthcare costs. Value-based care is a form of reimbursement that ties payments for care delivery to the quality of care provided and rewards providers for efficiency and…