DOWNLOAD SLIDES COVID-19 has impacted our country like we’ve never experienced and the healthcare industry has been at the center of it all. Join Proficient Health and ACO leaders to discuss the challenges, changes, and most importantly what’s to come in the remainder of 2020. Topics to be discussed: The pandemic’s affect on the…
Accountable care organizations (ACOs) and patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs) both saved money compared to standard care, but combining the alternative payment and care delivery models did not lead to double the savings, according to a new study from the University of Toledo. The study recently published in the American Journal of Managed Care found that standalone ACOs and standalone…
More than half of all accountable care organizations (ACOs) deliver home-based care to their patients, while an additional 17% have new home visit programs in the works. That’s according to a recent survey of National Association of ACOs (NAACOS) members, conducted in conjunction with the Institute for Accountable Care (IAC) and West Health Institute. Washington,…
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, we have discussed 5 steps ACO’s should take now, strategies to re-thinking your risk-based contracts and preparing for the new normal. During part 3 of this webinar series we discuss how to prepare for what’s next with Value-based Contracts post pandemic: Responding to CMS Contact tracing and the ACO role Preparing…
Within weeks, COVID-19 has transformed our practice of palliative care and clinical medicine as we know it. Telemedicine has emerged as a critical technology to bring medical care to patients while attempting to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 among patients, families, and clinicians. It is also increasingly necessary to preserve scarce resources like personal protective…
In recent weeks there have been many cries for the health care system to finally address racial inequities. Now is the moment to harness that energy toward a process of substantive change. Value-Based Health Care is not achievable without addressing racial inequities that drive costs and poor outcomes: patient disengagement, higher risk factors, greater admissions,…
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) will financially support local independent primary care practices as they transition to value-based care during the coronavirus pandemic, the payer announced. The payer will offer payments to providers who enter into value-based contracts based on capitated payment models. “Collaborating with the primary care community has…
Across the U.S., hospital systems are bleeding money. The coronavirus is largely to blame, with most of the country suspending elective procedures and non-essential hospital services for the majority of spring. The American Hospital Association (AHA), for example, estimates that COVID-19’s financial impact to hospitals and health systems over the four-month period from March 1 to June…
MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization is a network of 10 hospitals, 378 practice locations and 1,600 healthcare providers dedicated to measurably increasing the quality and decreasing the cost of care for 380,000 patients in Maine and northern New Hampshire. MaineHealth’s coverage area has one of the highest emergency department utilization rates in the country. So the…
In the wake of the pandemic, health systems have been forced to pivot quickly to redeploy personnel and other resources to support front-line clinicians and reach out to vulnerable populations. During a recent panel discussion, three executives discussed how their experience with value-based care models made them nimble enough to respond. Speaking during the spring…
