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Partnering with an expert is crucial to alleviate the burden of tracking quality indicators on PCPs. Although these metrics are vital for improving outcomes, they can overwhelm providers, leading to increased stress and diminished patient engagement.

PCPs and Quality: Too Much of a Measured Thing Research published today in JAMA Health Forum Shows primary care physicians faced an average of 57 quality measures. The authors argue that many may interfere with care improvement and contribute to physician burnout.

Health Evolution Connect will be another opportunity to have important conversations about healthcare transformation.

Financial instability is broadening, and it has increased focus on specialty care. Value-based specialty care is no longer a goal – it's a necessity. Success lies in the alignment of providers, systems, and payers to create cost-effective quality care. The future of healthcare is now.

Moving to value-based care isn't just a goal—it's a necessity. Success lies in collaboration across all sectors to provide quality, patient-centered care. The future of healthcare is now.

The Four Swim Lanes of Value-Based Specialty Care - Enlace Health Value-Based Healthcare Healthcare has reached a critical point where transitioning to a value-based care (VBC) model is no longer just a goal – it's an urgent necessity. The CMS Vision 2030 provides a clear roadmap, but the journey is complex and demands immediate, coordinated action from all stakeholders. As emphasized...

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Recent research highlights how value-based approaches can significantly improve patient outcomes and optimize healthcare costs. Shifting towards value-based care is crucial for better managing chronic conditions and ensuring high-quality patient care.

Claudication: Long-term Medicare study highlights “critical” need for value-based care - Vascular News A newly published US Medicare cohort study illuminates trends and factors associated with PVIs from 2011 to 2022.

Effective value-based care relies on high-quality payer data for accurate provider performance and patient outcomes. Streamlined data sharing enables informed decisions, making VBC achievable for all.

How Insights from Payer Data Improve Patient Care - Enlace Health Value-Based Healthcare This article is one in a series that advocates the need to bring specialty care under value-based care payment models. Click here to read the previous article, Data-Driven VBC Improves Patient Outcomes. Data transparency is vital for the success of value-based care. Payer data, the vast amount of in...

Nearly 90% of health system execs prioritize digital and AI transformation, but 75% lack resources to deliver. Key areas include virtual health, digital front doors, and AI in value-based care, hindered by budget constraints.

Health systems see digital health investments that pay off 75% of health system execs say their organizations fall short in delivering transformative tech. AMA Health System Program members show the way.

Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing healthcare by moving us beyond the traditional "assembly line" approach to personalized, precision medicine. This leap forward means more effective care and improved patient experiences.

Transforming Healthcare: AI Moves Medicine Beyond the Assembly Line | Worth Doctors spend twice as much time on administrative tasks as with patients, but AI can change that by reducing administrative burdens, improving diagnostic accuracy, and fostering a collaborative, patient-centered care model.

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Supporting Health Evolution Connect allows us to contribute to vital conversations on how healthcare transformation can lead to lower costs and better access for patients.

Value-based care isn’t about treating diseases; it’s about treating individuals within their unique contexts. Social determinants of health are the keys to unlocking better outcomes for all.

Factoring in Social Determinants of Health (SDOH): A Value-Based Care Imperative - Enlace Health Value-Based Healthcare This article is one in a series that advocates the need to bring specialty care under value-based care payment models. Click here to read the previous article, The Risk/Return Ratio of Value-Based Care is High, But Progress is Slow. Integrating social determinants of health (SDOH) into value-based c...

Navigating the healthcare system can be challenging, especially when it comes to comparing quality and prices. While price transparency is important, it’s equally vital for patients to have a system to compare the quality of care they receive. Imagine if you could not only see how much a procedure costs but also understand the success rates, patient satisfaction, and overall outcomes associated with different providers. This would empower you to make more informed decisions about your health.

Patients Need a System to Compare Healthcare Quality — Not Just Prices A system for allowing patients and employers in the United States to compare health services on the basis of price would be inadequate. To make such a tool worthwhile, quality comparisons are also essential. This article offers three steps that would put the country on a path to create such a system...

ACOs are overcoming challenges and paving the way for more effective and patient-centered care. From innovative strategies to real-world insights, this piece offers invaluable takeaways for anyone involved in the evolving landscape of healthcare.

Closing The Gap In Value-Based Care: Lessons From Provider-Led ACO Experience | Health Affairs Forefront The four pillars outlined here would create substantial incentives for participation in primary care-centered Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation models and a stronger Medicare Shared Savings Program.

Healthcare is in desperate need of innovation. However, there's no one-size-fits-all solution. But what if we told you that some of these challenges can be addressed by learning from other industries? The healthcare system is broken, but with a fresh perspective and creative thinking, we can bring about change and find solutions to improve patient care.

How Healthcare Can Be Solved By Learning From Other Industries - Enlace Health Value-Based Healthcare The healthcare industry faces complex challenges. While some of these challenges may be unique to the industry, others mirror obstacles facing various industries in the U.S. economy. Observing how those industries dealt with their challenges may provide novel and valuable insights that reveal new so...

The Value Realization Pyramid breaks down the complexities of value-based care into actionable layers, providing a roadmap to enhance outcomes, reduce costs, and improve patient satisfaction. From foundational strategies to advanced techniques, this framework is designed to help healthcare organizations unlock their full potential.

Unlocking value in healthcare: The value realization pyramid Value realization with Enlitic: a framework for healthcare providers to leverage AI-driven data, optimize workflows and enhance decision-making.

AI is revolutionizing healthcare. From predicting patient outcomes and aiding in accurate diagnoses to boosting operational efficiency and enhancing patient engagement, AI is transforming how care is delivered. While it promises amazing advancements, we must also tackle challenges like data privacy and seamless integration.

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Are you ready to tackle the complex world of value-based care? It's not easy, but it's worth it. As we continue to break down real-world obstacles and make progress, it's important to remember why we pursue this goal: better care for our patients.

So Why Is Value-Based Care Not More Widely Embraced? If It Were Easy, Everyone Would Do It - Enlace Health Value-Based Healthcare Value-based care (VBC) works on paper. And value-based care has been proven to work in practice too. So why isn’t the concept more universally embraced? Why aren’t more payers, providers, and employers on board? Simply put, if it were easy, it would be prevalent across the U.S. healthcare system...

The American Medical Association and other healthcare organizations are pushing for reforms to the Medicare Physician Payment System (MPPS) due to unsustainable payment rates.

Suggested changes aim to reduce administrative burdens and support transitions to value-based care.

Providers offer 4 key payment reforms to support practices A coalition of provider groups led by the American Medical Association provided legislative priorities for physician payment reforms.

Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are evolving to put patients at the center of their care. From enhancing communication and leveraging tech to using data for personalized care, these strategies can lead to better health outcomes and more engaged patients.

How ACO models can improve to support patient engagement | TechTarget Learn more about how CMS can augment ACO policies to promote patient engagement and activation in the alternative payment models.

Many accountable care organizations (ACOs) focus on primary care as the cornerstone for their value-based care programs. Adding episodes of care and specialist engagement can be transformative to a successful ACO strategy.

Episodes of Care: The Missing Link to Your ACO Strategy Episodes of care (EoCs) have a pivotal role in any value-based healthcare strategy because EoCs help address a key physician gap in many current programs - specialists. A vast portion of the value-based space focuses on primary care. Primary care is fundamental in curbing health care spending, impro...

Physicians and health plans can work together to enhance patient outcomes and reduce costs. Communication, data sharing, and a patient-centered approach drives success in value-based models.
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CMS proposes a 2.8% cut in 2025 Medicare physician payments, marking the fifth straight year of cuts. Continuous reductions over two decades strain practices, threatening care access for elderly and disabled patients.

Medicare physician payment reform has never been more urgent CMS’ latest round of proposed Medicare payment cuts underscores why physicians demand reform. Stopgap measures and quick fixes won’t work.

By leveraging data analysis in specialty care, we can uncover trends, optimize strategies, and enhance patient care delivery effectively.

From Data to Action: Maximizing Specialty Care Opportunities - Enlace Health Value-Based Healthcare Healthcare professionals want access to the meaningful information needed to make decisions and improve patient care. Data is always the key, but data is only as good as the timeliness and insights it provides. In specialty care, the need for better data is now more important than ever. It’s essen...

Recent healthcare cyberattacks highlight the importance of using HITRUST-certified vendors to ensure data security, maintain patient trust, reduce workloads, prevent delays in prescriptions and payments, and protect medical records.

Protecting Patient Data: Physician’s Guide to Preparing for Cyberattacks on Healthcare Data Systems By employing proactive initiatives to enhance cybersecurity, healthcare providers can safeguard patient data against cyberattacks on healthcare data systems.

Despite a proposed 2.93% reduction in average payment rates, the new rule aims to promote whole-person care and drive quality improvement and innovation in the Medicare program.

HHS Proposes Physician Payment Rule to Drive Whole-Person Care and Improve Health Quality for All Individuals with Medicare The proposed rule reflects the Administration’s vision for affordable, high-quality care for all Americans while driving innovation in the Medicare program.

The transition to VBC is not without its challenges. However, by working together, Payers, Providers, and Specialists can overcome these challenges to create a healthcare system that is more patient-centered, efficient, and affordable.

All Participants Must Come Together to Deliver the Promise of Value-Based Care - Enlace Health Value-Based Healthcare This article is one in a series that advocates the need to bring specialty care under value-based care payment models. Click here to read the previous article, VBC is Not a Do-It-Yourself Proposition. Better care at lower cost, delivered more efficiently. That’s the goal of value-based care. So, w...

To enhance value-based care, we need better data communication, to address inflation impacts, and to create more attractive practice conditions.

CMS Needs to Do a Better Job With Value-Based Care, Experts Tell House Panel The program has 'gotten off track and needs a thorough reevaluation and reformulation,' doc says

AI in healthcare can enhance predictive analytics, personalized treatment, operational efficiency, and remote monitoring but faces challenges in data quality, clinical relevance, ethics, and gaining clinician trust.

Best Practices for Implementing AI Into Value-Based Care Liz Kwo, MD, MBA, MPH, chief commercial officer, Everly Health, and faculty lecturer, Harvard Medical School, shares important tips on how artificial intelligence (AI) can best be implemented into value-based care.

By introducing concepts that support free-market efforts, the federal government can help improve access, outcomes, cost, and transparency.

Fixing the U.S. Healthcare System: Government Needs to Push the Private Sector - Enlace Health Value-Based Healthcare This article is one in a series that advocates the need to bring specialty care under value-based care payment models. Click here to read the previous article, So Why Is Value-Based Care Not More Widely Embraced? If It Were Easy, Everyone Would Do It. There are big problems with the way healthcare w...

Congress is analyzing APMs and CMMI's role in enhancing specialty physician participation in value-based care.

Value-based care’s future rests on reforms to Medicare APM incentives Medicare’s pay system is unsustainable. A rigid approach that limits doctor participation in alternative payment models (APMs) is part of the problem.

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