Around the nation: Optum launches new AI tool for value-based care

March 3, 2026Garrett SchmittNo CommentsApple, community health, creativity, digital health, health care, health disparities, health inequity, healthcare, healthcare innovation, Jefferson Health, SPAC, Steve Jobs, Steve Klasko, structural health disparities

Optum* is launching a new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tool for value-based care (VBC) called Value Connect, in today’s bite-sized hospital and health industry news from California, Minnesota, and Texas.    Full Article

Q&A with iRhythm Technologies: The importance of arrhythmia detection

April 24, 2025Garrett SchmittNo Commentshealthcare, heart disease, SPAC

Cardiovascular disease claims more lives than any other health condition in the U.S., with one person dying from it every 33 seconds.1 Arrhythmias, which are disruptions in the heart’s normal rhythm, represent a prevalent, yet often overlooked, aspect of cardiovascular health. These disruptions in the heart’s electrical system can cause palpitations, dizziness, fainting, or can even…

Why health systems are turning to VBC consultants

April 7, 2025Garrett SchmittNo CommentsApple, community health, creativity, digital health, health care, health disparities, health inequity, healthcare, healthcare innovation, Jefferson Health, SPAC, Steve Jobs, Steve Klasko, structural health disparities

  As interest in value-based care (VBC) grows, more health systems are turning to consultants to help them transition from a traditional fee-for-service model to VBC.  More health systems invest in VBC Over the last few years, interest in VBC has accelerated and is expected to continue to grow. According to a 2022 report from McKinsey…

Steve Klasko on diverging from the ‘natural order of things’ to move health care forward

November 2, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsApple, community health, creativity, digital health, health care, health disparities, health inequity, healthcare, healthcare innovation, Jefferson Health, SPAC, Steve Jobs, Steve Klasko, structural health disparities

Welcome to the “Lessons from the C-suite” series, featuring Advisory Board President Eric Larsen’s conversations with the most influential leaders in health care. In this edition, Dr. Steve Klasko, CEO of Jefferson Health, talks with Eric about revelations in a Barnes & Noble, navigating “principled” growth, and how he approaches health care through an “old…

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