In the News: Aug 1–Aug 8
By Sg2 TeamThis week: Cigna is expanding their Medicare Advantage offerings; the FCC plans to reform the Rural Health Care Program; and consumerism grows in the transition to value-based care.
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This week: Cigna is expanding their Medicare Advantage offerings; the FCC plans to reform the Rural Health Care Program; and consumerism grows in the transition to value-based care.
There is a lot happening in traditional Medicare alternative payment model (APM) development and evolution. Sg2 is here to help our members stay on track and think through the strategy...
This week: An ACO’s population health platform helps prevent strokes and heart attacks; just 1 in 5 hospitals are meeting maternity care best practices; and TAVR patients have improved outcomes...
If you are not yet involved in BPCI-A, you should give serious consideration to participating in the initiative for the experience it provides with episode payment models—and Sg2 can help.
This week: CMS's new primary care risk-sharing models; medically tailored meal programs are tied to fewer IP admissions; a new method for rare genetic disease causes in children.
This week: iVRT may help patients with chronic pain; new data ties financial risk sharing and cost and quality of care; and WHO releases first recommendations for digital tech use.
Although value-based care is here to stay, challenges remain on the path to success. Today, executive teams face pivotal decisions on pursuing payer contracting and optimizing CIN performance moving forward.
This week: Most of Cigna’s reimbursements now go to value-based models; Aetna partners with Apple to boost healthy living; and California workforce shortage prompts $3 billion plan.
This week: Kaiser Permanente announces housing insecurity initiatives; spending on chronic disease treatment has been a good investment; and ACOs differ in segmenting high-cost, high-need patients.
While opioid stewardship programs often incorporate provider and patient education as well as prescription monitoring, progressive organizations are implementing more high-impact strategies specifically designed for surgical patients.
The business implications are so big it should be a strategic issue, not just a contracting issue.
At Sg2, we have identified 8 key competencies to help to define a cohesive road map forward with value-based care. Read on for details.