What You Should Know: - Aledade is continuing its strong momentum today, announcing that Cigna Healthcare Medicare Advantage customers can now receive value-based care from Aledade’s network of independent primary care practices. - Participating practices can access Aledade’s cutting-edge data analytics, user-friendly guided workflows, and health care policy expertise, as well as integrated care services supported by AledadeCare Solutions. - This news comes shortly after Aledade
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Lumeris Launches Value-Based Care Accelerator for Practices
What You Should Know: - Lumeris is launching Tribus, a value-based care accelerator for practices to convert from fee-for-service to value-based care using a community based-model. - Under the direction of Dr. Chuck Willey, CEO of Tribus, who is a practicing internal medical physician in St. Louis, doctors will participate in physician-to-physician training and mentorship for anyone looking for a better way to deliver at-risk care for senior populations. Why It Matters The Medicare
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Report: The State and Science of Value-Based Care
What You Should Know: - Providers believe 96% of payment is now value-based in some capacity, and 58% believe their EHR vendor won’t be able to support the data strategies required to thrive under value-based care, according to a new study conducted by Morning Consult and Innovaccer. - The 37-page national research study uncovers key IT infrastructure issues healthcare leaders said are impeding or essential for progress towards accelerating their transformation to value-based
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6 Success Strategies as CMS Drives More Accountable Care by 2030
For the better part of a decade, the shift toward value-based care in the U.S. has been driven by the establishment of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI). Working to develop, test and evaluate new payment and delivery models in Medicare, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, CMMI has taken aim at improving the provider experience, generating better patient outcomes and reducing the overall cost of care. Recently, CMMI stated that by 2030 every Medicare
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3 Senior Living Providers Merge to Form Curana Health
What You Should Know: - Three leading organizations that provide healthcare services to senior living communities – Elite Patient Care, Provider Health Services, and AllyAlign Health – have joined forces to form Curana Health. Curana Health’s mission is to improve the health, happiness, and dignity of senior living residents. The Curana Health ACO is a value-based care program for original Medicare beneficiaries. - The combined Curana Health organization spans 26 states and over 1000+
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Vytalize Health Raises $50M for Value-Based Care Platform for Seniors
What You Should Know: - Vytalize Health raises over $50 million to advance its value-based care platform for seniors helping primary care doctors strengthen relationships with their patients through data-driven, holistic, and personalized care. - Led by Enhanced Healthcare Partners, the financing round signals an enormous opportunity for Vytalize Health to accelerate the adoption of value-based care programs by providers. Vytalize Health, a leading value-based care platform for
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Signify Health Acquires Caravan Health, Forming Largest Networks of At-Risk Providers
What You Should Know: - Today, Signify Health announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Caravan Health, a leader in enabling accountable care organizations (ACOs) to succeed in value-based care payment. Together, the companies form one of the largest networks of at-risk providers in the U.S. - Together, Signify Health and Caravan Health will be better positioned to enable organizations to manage larger populations covered by value-based arrangements and to
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Why Value-Based Care Requires Value-Based Administration
Value-based care (VBC) is finally gaining steam among healthcare organizations as executives look to implement processes that boost patient outcomes and rein in elevated levels of spending. To that end, more than 90% of health system executives say they expect VBC contracts will continue to grow in the coming years. Despite the widespread popularity of the concept of VBC, making it work is something of an “all-hands-on-deck” approach. VBC relies on the collaboration between many
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Bamboo Health ACOs Generate $1B+ in Medicare Shared Savings Program
What You Should Know: - Following the National Association of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) announcement of 2020 data detailing the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), Medicare's largest alternative payment model, Bamboo Health, formerly Appriss Health and PatientPing, announced its national network of ACOs generated over $1 billion in total shared savings. - Bamboo Health’s ACO partners succeed under value-based care programs like the MSSP by utilizing their Pings
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Humana Acquires Integrated Post-Acute Care Provider onehome – M&A
What You Should Know: - Humana Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire integrated post-acute care provider One Homecare Solutions (“onehome”) from WayPoint Capital Partners (WayPoint), the private equity affiliate of a New York-based family investment office. - The acquisition will further advance Humana’s strategy to build a value-based home health offering. - Founded in 2013, onehome is a provider of a variety of home-based services, as well as a convener
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