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Resistance to change is the biggest barrier to value-based care, Monica Engel, senior vice president of Government Markets at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, told Becker’s.
“Both organizations need to be dedicated to changing how we act and deliver care,” Ms. Engel said. “For a traditional, legacy provider, change from fee-for-service to value-based can prove challenging.”
BCBS Minnesota recently inked a value-based contract with Herself Health. The St. Paul, Minn.-based provider is focused on delivering chronic, acute and mental healthcare to older women.
Newer organizations like Herself Health are more nimble when it comes to value-based care, Ms. Engel said.
“They’re set up to value innovation. They are creating these workflows for the first time, so there’s not a lot of retraining,” Ms. Engel said.
Older women have unique health needs that Herself Health can support, Ms. Engel said. Women tend to live longer, and tend to have more chronic conditions to manage.
“I could be a patient that’s managing high blood pressure. I could have diabetes. I am all of a sudden developing osteoporosis,” she said. “In the traditional system, I have to go see one doctor for this condition, another doctor for that condition.”