RECORDED WEBINAR: Driving alignment at scale: A health system’s approach to technology implementation

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 Download Slides What does it really take to onboard new technology across dozens of hospitals? Successfully implementing change requires more than just the right technology — it demands clear governance, aligned decision-making, and thoughtful communication. In this 45-minute webinar, Julie Allen, System Director, Acute Case Management at Bon Secours Mercy Health, shares real-world insights…

RECORDED WEBINAR: Automation with Accountability: How ACOs can Scale Patient Engagement Without Burning Out Teams

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 Download Slides ACOs are under immense pressure to close more care gaps, hit TOC windows, and drive preventive care—yet most teams are already stretched thin. This webinar breaks down how to scale patient engagement responsibly, using automation that’s transparent, governed, and designed to support (not replace) care teams. In this session, we’ll unpack the…

RECORDED WEBINAR: Preventing Avoidable ED Visits: How Predictive Analytics Transforms Utilization Management in Value-Based Care

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 Download Slides Emergency department utilization is one of the most powerful cost accelerators in value-based care arrangements. For ACOs, Medicare Advantage organizations, and provider groups operating under downside risk, preventable ED visits can quickly erode shared savings and destabilize financial performance. The challenge is not simply managing ED use after it occurs- it is…

How AI-driven functional precision medicine unlocks personalized cancer therapy

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Despite decades of progress in oncology, ranging from molecular diagnostics to targeted therapies, cancer remains one of medicine’s most complex and costly challenges. While genomic sequencing and AI-assisted analytics have improved disease classification, biomarker identification, and the discovery of drugs that may help, most patients are still treated using standardized protocols driven by population-level data rather…

2025 Medicare FFS catheter billing anomalies and ACO implications | Milliman MedInsight

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While reviewing claims data patterns in quarter three (Q3) of 2025, Milliman observed a significant increase in paid amounts for claims billed under Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code A4352—intermittent urinary catheter; coudé (curved) tip, with or without coating (Teflon, silicone, silicone elastomeric, or hydrophilic, etc.), each—that deviates from historical trends and could have…

RECORDED WEBINAR: The Missing Layer in Value-Based Care: Turning Performance into Financial Truth

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 Download Slides Many healthcare organizations can see performance—but far fewer can translate that performance into financial truth. As providers, ACOs, payers, and community health centers move deeper into value-based care, the gap between analytics and contract reality becomes a critical risk. In this session, Syntax—a division of Lightbeam Health Solutions—introduces the missing layer in…

RECORDED WEBINAR: How ACOs Can Leverage ASM and TEAM to Develop a High Performance Specialty Network?

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 Download Slides Specialty costs have long been a gnarly issue for ACOs, which currently have no ability to either steer or manage specialty costs. But Change is in the air, and it’s coming through ASM and TEAM, two large-scale specialty care risk payment models. Both payment models require referrals to primary care physicians for…

RECORDED WEBINAR: The Future of Value-Based Care: From AI Insights to Continuous, Predictive Care

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 Download Slides Staffing your care gap closure efforts can be extremely difficult. This is due to the massive staffing shortage in healthcare today, tighter budgets, and a lack of management capacity. We discovered a novel workforce that is cost effective, large in size, and excited to start contributing to the healthcare system today!  In…

RECORDED WEBINAR: How To Build Your Own Clinical Student Workforce For Care Gap Closure

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 Download slides Staffing your care gap closure efforts can be extremely difficult. This is due to the massive staffing shortage in healthcare today, tighter budgets, and a lack of management capacity. We discovered a novel workforce that is cost effective, large in size, and excited to start contributing to the healthcare system today!  In…

Inside LEAD: As CMS Winds Down ACO REACH, Nursing Homes Mull Options

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As the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) hits reset on an important value-based care initiative popular with health care providers, including nursing homes, providers will need to make considerations this spring on whether to participate in the new model called LEAD – short for Long-term Enhanced ACO Design. Starting in 2027, the federal…