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October 21, 2022
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The Holy Grail in healthcare today is a patient-centered, value-based care system. However, achieving this is not easy and some healthcare organizations are better suited than others to achieve this difficult transition away from fee-for-service, according to the Business Group on Health. The organization, which is a nonprofit that advocates for employers, believes that payers may be in the better position than employers to make the leap to value-based care, said Dylan Landers-Nelson, director of Business Group on Health. It released a call to action Tuesday with seven steps all healthcare stakeholders, including insurers and employers, can take to move to the new model.
A coalition of seven organizations has launched a new entity dedicated to improving the health of patients through a value-based care model that focuses on behavioral health and related social determinants of health. Dubbed the Integral Health Network of Southern Arizona LLC (IHNSA), the new organization is a clinically integrated network dedicated to delivering closely coordinated behavioral health, primary care and social services. It launched in mid-September. IHNSA was conceptualized and organized by the Wilmington, North Carolina-based population health management company Blaze Advisors and Phoenix-based Banner University Health Plans.
Doctors leaving medicine spells trouble for health care. And there’s real reason for concern. A few weeks ago, the Mayo Clinic released its most recent study on physician burnout, revealing the highest rate in the survey’s 10-year history. Sixty-three percent of responding physicians reported one or more characteristics of burnout, with many noting depersonalization, an inability to maintain a work-life balance, and career dissatisfaction. The Mayo story was significant enough to be picked up by The New York Times. This worrisome trend creates a real quandary for Value-Based Care and adoption of Alternative Payment Models (APMs), since their success or failure hinges on physician engagement to transform health care.
Primary care practices provide most mental health services that patients receive, in place of, or in collaboration with, mental health specialists. They are also the most common source of preventive services, care coordination, and partnership with other sectors outside health care, such as social services, that are necessary to achieve health equity. The US grossly underfunds primary care and restricts payment to a narrow set of services not reflective of what patients need and not in accord with how high-performing primary care practices work.
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UPCOMING WEBINARS:

3 Keys to Transitioning to an APM - Part 3: Clinician Strategy for APM Success
  • Topic: Creating the best APM clinical network, including covering clinical needs without generating liability, building physician trust, taking pressure off of PCPs, and generating collaboration and enthusiasm
Sponsored by: Roji Health Intelligence
October 25, 2022 | 1 PM EST

Hit your measures! Optimize reimbursements and achieve 15:1 ROI
  • Topic: Utilizing new workflows and technology to improve patient outcomes, patient satisfaction, and shared savings
Sponsored by: FLAACOS
October 26, 2022 | 1 PM EST

MSSP to ACO REACH: TriHealth’s ACO Journey
  • Topic: A large community health system's transition to Direct Contracting/ACO REACH, how the decision was made, and what has helped them succeed
Sponsored by: Lumeris
November 1, 2022 | 12 PM EST

What Is Health ILLiteracy Costing You?
  • Topic: Quantifying the cost of healthcare illiteracy and utilizing digital strategies to improve healthcare literacy for patients and communities
Sponsored by: mPulse
November 3, 2022 | 1 PM EST

5 Steps To Success in Risk-Based Contracts
  • Topic: Understanding and utilizing key data for performance evaluation, demographic makeup, provider performance, leakage identification, and patient engagement
Sponsored by: CareJourney
November 10, 2022 | 1 PM EST

Impact of (final rule) 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule on your ACO’s financial decisions
  • Topic: Quantifying the impact of MPFS on your ACO and taking a practical approach to making hard financial decisions
Sponsored by: Validate Health
November 16, 2022 | 1 PM EST (assuming the MPFS is released by then)

RECORDED WEBINARS:

A Panel Discussion: Our Post-COVID Healthcare System & What We Have Learned
  • Topic: Factors that contributed to the breakdown of healthcare systems, lessons learned from the COVID-19 crisis, and recommendations for creating a stronger healthcare system
Sponsored by: InfoMC

3 Keys to Transitioning to an APM - Part 2: Determining Your Risk Level
  • Topic: Evaluating and engineering a future in risk-based payments; determining best alignments with Medicare, Medicaid, Employers, or Medicaid Advantage; and the pros and cons of focusing on one payer arena
Sponsored by: Roji Health Intelligence

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

Upcoming Conferences
Transitions 2022 | APG Colloquium
October 31 - November 2, 2022 | Washington, DC

22nd Population Health Colloquium
November 7 - 9, 2022 | Philadelphia, PA

HLTH 2022
November 13 - 16, 2022 | Las Vegas, NV

Virtual Value-Based Payment Summit: Special Edition
Held in conjunction with Health Care Value Week
January 23-27, 2023 | Virtual

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