Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic threatens the health and well-being of older adults with multiple chronic conditions. To date, limited information exists about how Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are adapting to manage these patients. We surveyed 78 Medicare ACOs about their concerns for these patients during the pandemic and strategies they are employing to address them….
The Biden administration has paused several prominent value-based reimbursement models run by the CMS Innovation Center (CMMI) to review model details, according to several updates provided on model webpages. Among the value-based reimbursement models impacted are the Geographic Direct Contracting Model, Primary Care First Model’s Seriously Ill Population option, and the Kidney Care Choices Model—three…
Reforming our nation’s health care system is an economic and moral imperative that is long overdue. The COVID-19 pandemic has only further illustrated its deficiencies and made clear the vital importance of a high-value health system capable of responding to the needs of US citizens. While there have been meaningful improvements in healthcare delivery over…
Alleon Healthcare Capital is a finance company that partners with healthcare providers, ACOs, MSOs, and IPAs in the US. Our goal is to help smooth out cash flow issues with our financing programs, while allowing our clients to better serve their communities. Our understanding of medical billing and revenue cycle management makes us the…
Overreliance on geographic or population averages to quantify and measure social determinants of health (SDOH) can send healthcare organizations down a costly and inefficient path when it comes to designing interventions to improve outcomes and reduce costs. Because these averages tend to mask the discrete patient experiences, their use can result in programs that fail…
A congressional advisory panel will likely recommend that CMS improve coordination among its alternative payment models and reduce the total number of models it operates, including accountable care organizations and bundled payments. During a Medicare Payment Advisory Commission meeting on Thursday, experts said the changes would encourage providers to deliver care more efficiently and might lower Medicare…
Ranked the #1 Value-based Care Transformation Solution in 2018 by Black Book Research, CareAllies has an extensive and successful history of innovative value-based provider collaborations. Our accountable care organization, provider engagement, practice transformation and home-based care delivery solutions focus on creating a customized plan-of-action to optimize care and the connections between providers, patients and…
As healthcare increases in complexity, Patient Engagement has become widely recognized as a critical ingredient for a high-quality healthcare system. To achieve successful patient engagement at your healthcare practice, you need to take deliberate actions towards shifting your care model from fee-for-service (FFS) to value-based care (VBC). The burden of ensuring good health outcomes and…
Entering into any Value-Based contract changes the way you operate. With regards to physician compensation, expect to go well beyond the RVU model. Join Salient Healthcare and Sullivan Cotter in discussing compensation design and planning, performance management and design, and the optimization of timing with performance management. Speakers: – Maria Nikol, Sr. Business Consultant…
InfoMC’s care coordination and care management platform helps Care Coordinators and Care Managers engage patients in their care plans and easily connect them to community-based and other resources to address SDoH needs. Our solution uses a person-centered, integrated approach that promotes quality, efficient and effective care and enables patients and Care Teams to work…