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August 25, 2023
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Most Americans support the idea of value-based care but don’t understand or resonate with the term, according to new research from United States of Care. USofCare is a self-described nonpartisan think tank focused on building a more equitable healthcare system. Its latest research relied on (PDF) virtual focus groups with a dozen participants, a national survey that reached 1,000 respondents and a “ReMesh” session, or an AI-driven feedback collection platform that engaged 100 participants more deeply. It found that people desire targeted improvements to their care experience and believe the healthcare system is too fragmented with little coordination between providers. They also think too much time is spent waiting versus seeing their doctors, and they worry that people with money are prioritized in getting appointments and the care they desire.
Becker's Hospital Review | August 23, 2023
Health system executive teams are in a bind as expenses rise faster than reimbursement rates, and margins are expected to stay slim for the next few years. With few options to mitigate costs and avoid cutting services, layoffs or worse, hospitals and health systems are accelerating value-based care strategies and taking a more nuanced approach to the site of service for care. “At University Hospitals, we fully embrace the move to value in healthcare, providing the highest quality care at the lowest possible cost to the patient while at the same time optimizing efficiency for patients, providers and payers,” said Paul Hinchey, MD, COO of Cleveland-based University Hospitals, told Becker’s. “Crucial to this goal is creating an effective system of care that provides patients with a wide range of outpatient access options, effectively meeting them on their own terms.”
“We have providers all the time saying, ‘I want a value-based contract.’ But when you ask them why, they have no idea.” — Chasity Howell, Vice President of Provider Relations for Indiana Medicaid MCO MDWise. “Value-based care really is a shift in the paradigm. Providers deliver care on an individual patient level. Now, we’re asking them to deliver care at a population health level. This is where practices need to change how they operate.” — Dr. Nancy Klotz, Chief Medical Officer of third-party administrator Brighton Health Plan Solutions. These quotes from the HealthLeaders Payer NOW Summit capture the abiding challenge of value-based care: what it actually means, how to deliver it, and how providers can embed preventive care in VBC models. Read on for more highlights from the panel: Preventive Health: Coverage and Reimbursement on the Chopping Block?
While the HITECH Act of 2009 spurred widespread EHR adoption across healthcare organizations, national health information exchange (HIE) investments have largely left out community-based referral organizations, limiting social determinants of health (SDOH) data interoperability. SDOH data exchange is key for improving population health, with factors such as housing, food and nutrition, transportation, and education accounting for up to 50 percent of county-level variation in health outcomes. When healthcare providers and social services exchange SDOH data, they can coordinate care that addresses both the clinical and social needs of patients.
Sponsored Webinars
UPCOMING WEBINARS:

Harnessing predictive analytics to improve the impact of care delivery
  • Topic: How risk-bearing entities can use predictive analytics to evaluate past performance, divide shared savings, assess and stay on top of provider impact, and make action-based recommendations
August 31, 2023 | 1 PM EST

HCC V28 Is Coming! Learn How to Strengthen Your Risk Adjustment Efforts 
  • Topic: Transformations happening in the medical record and risk adjustment spaces, preparing to maximize revenue through coding, and a case study with Physician Care Centers
Sponsored by: Credo
September 7, 2023 | 1 PM EST

Unnecessary & Avoidable: Solutions for Emergency Department Diversion 
  • Topic: Understanding emergency department overutilizatio and how to avoid it using a consumer-centric approach
Sponsored by: mPulse Mobile
September 7, 2023 | 1 PM EST

 Don’t Let Downside Risk Get You Down:
A discussion on effectively right-sizing your risk exposure, Part 1
  • Topic: Understanding the world of risk and how to address it, including types of risk-taking organizations and risk-sharing contracts, current trends, provider risk concerns and solutions, and available carve-outs and coverage options
Sponsored by: Summit Re
September 13, 2023 | 1 PM EST

The Future of Medicaid Reimbursement: What Do Proposed Regulations Mean For Provider & Health Plan Reimbursement?
  • Topic: Understanding and preparing for upcoming changes to Medicaid reimbursement
Sponsored by: ATTAC Consulting Group
September 14, 2023 | 2 PM EST

HCC V28 - Preparing for change: Actionable strategies from
real-world analysis 
  • Topic: Understanding and preparing for the V28 transition of HCC, including the new model's impacts on risk adjustment scores, diagnoses categories, and coding
Sponsored by: Datalink
September 19, 2023 | 2 PM EST

All Roads Lead to Value-Based Care, Part 1: Intro to Value-Based Care
  • Topic: Foundational understanding of what value-based care is all about, including the definition of VBC, the rationale behind moving aware from fee-for-service towards value-based models, and different types of VBC
Sponsored by: Net Health
September 27, 2023 | 1 PM EST


RECORDED WEBINARS:

Check our our Webinar Archive to view past webinars on a variety of value-based care related topics!

Upcoming Conferences
RISE West 2023
August 28-30, 2023 | Dallas, TX

Activate2023
September 27-28, 2023 | Minneapolis, MN

23rd Population Health Colloquium
September 18-20, 2023 | Philadelphia, PA

APG Annual Fall Conference 2023
October 30 - November 1, 2023 | Washington, DC
EXHIBITOR SPOTLIGHT
Salient Healthcare makes it easy for users to clearly understand the relationship between all relevant data sources – diagnostic, prescriptive, claims, payments, and patient activity – helping to improve healthcare outcomes at lower costs. Their industry-leading analytics software platform provides visibility into critical metrics for provider organizations to continuously improve performance, delivering a continuous performance solution. Salient’s approach to continuous improvement is to enable decision makers to take timely and precise action to eliminate waste or expand opportunity. With their decades of experience in value-based care programs, Salient Healthcare can quickly find opportunities to reduce costs, improve outcomes, and achieve shared savings for value-based care organizations.
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