Congratulations, Dr. Arshad Rahim!
On your new promotion to Vice President, Clinical Integration, Network Development & Population Health. We spent some time speaking with Dr. Rahim on his goals and vision for the future of MSHP.
Congratulations on the new and well-deserved promotion! Are there any changes our community providers can expect to see from you in this new role?
At the top of the list of goals is ensuring that we are supportive of our CIN practice partners’ goals of optimal patient care, financial success, and staff and provider wellness. To this end, there are many clinical programs that have been or are in development with invaluable input from our CIN providers and administration — and there remains an opportunity to optimize these programs to support partner practice performance and provider experience. I'm also looking forward to furthering my involvement in ensuring our recruiting decisions and management of the existing network drives overall higher value-based care performance.
The Town Hall webinar series that we’ve done since the beginning of the pandemic has been well-received. Where do you see those going in both the near- and longer-term future?
The core content will likely continue to include health system updates and COVID-19 clinical updates, with a greater focus on vaccines and distribution plans, payer and federal/state updates. We want to be flexible and make sure the topics reflect the interests of the network, which may include improved local specialist awareness and access, enhanced clinical programs to support community practices, and timely MSHP updates.
We have two more CME events planned that will cover ambulatory management of four additional chronic diseases. Any ideas about what might come next?
Hypertension and Chronic Kidney Disease are up next, then COPD and Vascular Disease. These six diseases (including Heart Failure and Type II Diabetes Mellitus) drive a majority of the chronic-disease-related costs in our VBC contracts.
What are your goals for MSHP and the CIN in 2021?
Building and deploying a team to support our practices in further developing reliable operating models for consistent success in gap closure, reduce emergency room and inpatient utilization and ensuring the complexity of our patients is documented and coded accurately.
What about in the next five years?
I'm looking forward to achieving year-after-year success in risk-based contracts and refining and investing further in the most impactful programs and interventions.
What are some of the highlights of your time so far at MSHP?
I have greatly learned from and I am consistently inspired by our community providers, who are passionate, committed, skilled and resilient. Collaborating with colleagues at MSHP and all providers in this value-based journey allows me to follow my passion for building sustainable models that drive better health through innovation, technology and teamwork.
Is there anything in development that you’re most eager to launch with our community-based providers?
Some initiatives in the pipeline are to make 2021 clinical integration program requirements simpler, enhance chronic condition management support, and improve response time for payer issues.
Is there anything our providers may not know about you that you’d like to share?
I started my career in community health in Eastern North Carolina to provide greater access to high-quality, cost-effective healthcare.
