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The President and CEO of Intermountain Health describes why and how the organization is expanding its value-based care offerings, including the payment mechanism itself and connecting the care journey; the drive to simplify care and expand access for patients, caregivers, and health plan members; and recent partnerships developed that extend the health system’s reach and expand its functionality.
Thomas H. Lee, MD, MSc, interviews Rob Allen, President and Chief Executive Officer for Intermountain Health.
Tom Lee: This is Tom Lee, Editor-in-Chief of NEJM Catalyst, talking today with Rob Allen, the President and CEO of Intermountain Health, the integrated delivery system in the inner-west [United] States, headquartered in Salt Lake City. At the JPMorgan Healthcare [Conference] this January, I heard Rob speak about Intermountain strategies, and he described two interesting focuses. The first was expanding value-based care, and the second was simplifying care for patients, caregivers, and health plan members. I asked him if he would discuss them a bit further for the NEJM Catalyst audience, and he was kind enough to say yes. Rob, I think most of our audience knows something about Intermountain, but some may not have the full picture — plus Intermountain is changing. Can you give us a snapshot of Intermountain today?