Joe Ruth, the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Sparrow Health System In this latest episode of Tuning Healthcare, Joe Ruth, the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Sparrow Health System in Michigan discusses the impact of COVID-19 and recovery approaches in a post-pandemic world. He also talks about the (…)
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Aneesh Chopra, President, CareJourney In this latest episode of Tuning Healthcare, Aneesh Chopra discusses how the lack of data transparency and interoperability has crippled the ability for the US to respond to current COVID-19 public health crisis. Aneesh is the president and cofounder of CareJourney, a data and analytics company focused on the move (…)
Virtual Care Access Package is purpose-built to support providers in proactively identifying and managing high risk patients St. Louis, MO – April 9, 2020 – Lumeris, an industry leader in value-based care, today announced that it has launched its Virtual Care Access Package solution to help payers and providers prevent hospitalizations during the COVID-19 crisis. (…)
Tom Hastings, MD, Esse Health As a practicing accountable primary care physician, Dr. Tom Hastings shares practical insights on how value-based care has helped transform the way he and his team deliver care. With a passion to always continue learning, Dr. Hastings discusses critical elements of today’s healthcare system and how physicians can better (…)
Closing of the transaction will expand Essence’s Medicare Advantage business St. Louis, MO – February 24, 2020 – Essence Healthcare, sister company of Lumeris, has reached an agreement in principle to acquire Mutual of Omaha Medicare Advantage Company (MOMAC) and Medicare Advantage Company of Omaha (MAICO). The Mutual of Omaha subsidiaries own Medicare Advantage businesses (…)
Jordanna Davis, President of the Rockingstone Group With her extensive experience in healthcare policy, Jordanna Davis, President of the Rockingstone Group, shares insights around the industry’s transformation and new initiatives such as Direct Contracting. In this episode of Tuning Healthcare, Jordanna discusses the evolution of healthcare policy as it pushed the industry toward value-based (…)
Paul Keckley, Managing Editor of The Keckley Report As a widely renowned industry expert, Paul Keckley has a first-hand view of the changing forces in healthcare today. In addition to being Managing Editor of The Keckley Report, Paul is a distinguished writer and researcher, who also worked extensively with industry trade groups on the development (…)
Is your organization considering applying for CMS’ Direct Contracting Program? As currently proposed, this new model offers significant financial, regulatory and operational advantages over previous CMS programs. The time is here to begin a robust transition to risk-bearing models, and Direct Contracting could be an important part of your system’s strategy. Read this new paper (…)
CMS recently announced the “Request for Applications” for its new Direct Contracting (DC) program. As currently proposed, the program offers a potentially market share-shifting opportunity that could change how FFS Medicare is delivered. While this is not a mandatory program, this is a key time to consider competitor actions that could impact your future Medicare (…)