Value-Based Care Is a Four Layer Cake — Why Do We Only Focus on The Icing?
During a recent panel discussion, three healthcare experts discussed reasons why value-based care is struggling to reach scale.
How Emory’s New Partnership Seeks to Scale Value-Based Care Across Georgia
Emory Healthcare in Atlanta announced a partnership with Guidehealth, value-based care enablement startup. The collaboration is designed to help primary care reach more than 350,000 patients across Georgia.
Reducing Clinical and Staff Burnout with AI Automation
As technology advances, AI-powered tools will increasingly reduce the administrative burdens on healthcare providers.
CVS Health Exec: Payers Need to Stop Making Behavioral Health Providers Jump Through Hoops In Order to Participate in Value-Based Care
Value-based care contracting is especially difficult for behavioral health providers, Taft Parsons III, chief psychiatric officer at CVS Health/Aetna, pointed out during a conference this week.
Why Greg Adams Believes Risant Health Will Be Successful In Its Mission to Scale VBC Across the Country
Kaiser Permanente is showing no signs of slowing down when it comes to its Risant Health experiment. The organization is currently on the prowl for more acquisition targets, Kaiser CEO Greg Adams said at HLTH.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, Herself Health Shift To VBC Contract
Herself Health and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota have shifted away from a fee-for-service arrangement to a value-based arrangement.
‘Great on Paper’: Why Primary Care Physicians Are Reluctant To Join Value-Based Care
Many primary care physicians are not participating in value-based payment models. A new study details why and potential solutions.
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Market Trends to Watch for Health Systems and Their Specialty Pharmacies
The future looks bright for the integrated specialty pharmacy model – for health systems, providers, and most importantly, for patients.
Thyme Care Raises $95M To Advance Cancer Care
Thyme Care's Series C funding round includes investments from Concord Health Partners, CVS Health Ventures, Town Hall Ventures, a16z Bio + Health, AlleyCorp, Echo Health Ventures, Frist Cressey Ventures and Foresite Capital.
Cityblock, Alliance Health Launch Medicaid Partnership in North Carolina
Through a new partnership, Cityblock will offer medical and behavioral health services to members with serious mental illness or substance use disorder in Alliance Health’s Behavioral Health and Intellectual/Development Disability Tailored Plan.
HarmonyCares Snags $200M to Scale Its In-Home Primary Care Model For Medicare & MA Plans
HarmonyCares raised $200 million dollars to scale its in-home primary care delivery model for high-risk senior patients. The money will be used to expand HarmonyCares’ market reach, particularly in the Medicare Advantage space — even as health systems continue to drop their MA contracts.
Arcadia & CareJourney Merge to Take Value-Based Care Analytics to Another Level
This week, health data platform Arcadia acquired CareJourney, a health analytics firm designed to facilitate participation in value-based care contracts. The deal combines Arcadia’s data platform, analytics and workflow tools with CareJourney’s trove of data on cost, quality and benchmarks.
The Funding Model for Cancer Innovation is Broken — We Can Fix It
Closing cancer health equity gaps require medical breakthroughs made possible by new funding approaches.
What Do Experts Make of Risant Health’s Newest Acquisition?
While it it’s too early to judge the success of Kaiser Permanente’s Risant Health, the company’s first two acquisitions show a commitment to adjoining organizations with a strong focus on population health — as well as a dedication to spreading Kaiser’s value-based care delivery models across the country.
What’s Missing from Value-Based Care Convos, According to Providence Health Plan’s CEO
In a recent interview, Don Antonucci, president and CEO of Providence Health Plan, spoke about how the industry needs to improve value-based care.
Can Providers Scale Value-Based Care Sustainably?
Value-based care results in a lot of added administrative tasks for physicians — so much so that one health system leader believes value-based care will never reach true scale unless providers figure out how to ease that burden. The adoption of new technology, coupled with workflow training from fellow physicians, can help address this issue, population health experts say.
MedCity Moves Podcast: Recent Hires, Layoffs & an Interview with Courtney Fortner, CEO of Navvis
In this month’s episode, Senior Reporter Katie Adams explored some executive moves and layoffs that recently occurred in the healthcare world. She also interviewed Courtney Fortner, who stepped into the CEO role at population health company Navvis this month.
Is the Healthcare Industry Embracing Risk in Its Contracts?
As the healthcare industry slowly moves toward value-based care, healthcare companies are thinking about taking on risk. During a panel at MedCity News’ INVEST conference, healthcare leaders shared some key ideas about how the industry is embracing risk in its contracts.