Value Based Care
Helping Accountable Care Organizations Navigate the Perfect Storm
In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) find themselves at the epicenter of a transformative era. Recently, we facilitated an insightful dialogue with healthcare experts Lynn Carroll, COO of HSBlox, and Brian Norris, MBA, RN, FHIMSS, Vice President & Managing Director of Strategic Consulting at MedeAnalytics, to shed light on the future…
Read MoreNavigating the Medicare Landscape: Implications of the Latest Rule Changes for Healthcare Organizations
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently unveiled significant proposed changes to Medicare Advantage (MA), Medicare Prescription Drug (Part D), and Medicaid programs. Announced on November 26, 2024, these updates aim to enhance affordability, transparency, and equity in healthcare delivery. The implications of the latest CMS rule changes are vast, presenting both…
Read MoreACOs and value-based care in 2024: Four key questions and answers
ACOs have long been at the front lines of value-based care efforts. In a recent LinkedIn Fireside Chat, Andy Dé sat down with David Bartley and Brian Norris to discuss how critical ACOs are to the success of value-based care, and what role the current healthcare environment is playing in that relationship. 1: How are…
Read MoreBrief introduction to contract administration
At the top of the year, Rahul Sharma, Chief Executive Officer, and Lynn Carroll, Chief Operating Officer and Cofounder of HSBlox sat down with our own David Wolf and Andy De to talk all things contract administration and management. What is it? Why is it important? And how can payer organizations succeed at it? Keep…
Read MoreNailing the fundamentals of value-based care
It was the summer of 1961, and Vince Lombardi was set to coach the Green Bay Packers. In front of him at summer camp was a group of professional football players that had arrived for training camp. In a biography, “When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi,” the author explained Lombardi’s approach to…
Read MoreThe imperative of value-based care: How it’s going and where it’s headed
In the evolving landscape of healthcare, the transition to value-based care stands out as one of the most pivotal initiatives. Still, it has taken several years—and a global pandemic—to gain serious traction. The recent announcement by CMS highlighting the 1.8 billion dollar success of the Medicare Shared Savings Program further underscores the rise in focus…
Read More7 proven strategies for engaging your staff in value-based care
Aligning staff and clinicians around shared, value-focused goals and objectives is essential for organizations to foster a culture of collaboration, improve patient care outcomes and drive value-based healthcare. Let’s explore seven strategies you can use for getting staff and clinicians on board with initiatives to advance value-based care. I’ve seen successful leaders employ these exact…
Read MoreDo’s and do nots of clinician engagement
Engaging clinicians in organizational initiatives can be challenging. They are already balancing a plethora of priorities pulling them in different directions—and many are also struggling with symptoms of burnout. So, how do you motivate clinicians to buy into important goals and objectives without adding more to their plate than is reasonable or sustainable? In this…
Read MoreWhat you need to know before approaching clinicians about quality improvement
Before attempting to engage clinicians in quality improvement initiatives, you need to know how you’re going to answer two of their most immediate and important questions: Let’s explore a few ways you can answer these important questions and how to better navigate these critical conversations. To start, here are five benefits clinicians can get from…
Read MoreYou can’t spell value-based care without clinicians
In advance of her panel participation at the 2023 RISE Qualipalooza, we sat down with Vice President of Product Consulting at MedeAnalytics, Andrea Sorensen, to discuss the primary panel topic: how to incorporate providers into quality improvement efforts and value-based care initiatives. In this post, Andrea discusses why clinicians are critical to advancing value-based care.…
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