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October 28, 2022
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Earlier this month, a few members of the Healthjump Healthcare Organization team, Dane Rasmuson and Calli Styczynski attended the Florida Association of ACOs (FLAACOs) 2022 Annual Conference.This article explores some of the valuable insights they gained from the nation’s leading experts in value-based care. “FLAACOs was the perfect combination of a well-established yet personal conference.” –Calli Styczynski, Healthjump Business Development Representative.
RevCycleIntelligence | October 27, 2022
Most primary care physicians (PCPs) are engaging with value-based care, with 69 percent participating in some type of alternative payment model. But a new report from Chartis Group has identified the PCPs leading this transition away from fee-for-service. Value-based care “Leaders,” according to the report, are PCPs who report participating in at least a partial-risk capitation agreement. Only about one-fifth (21 percent) of the over 300 PCPs surveyed for the report say they are in partial- and/or full-risk capitation agreements. The other 28 percent of value-based PCPs are considered “Experimenters.” Experimenters acknowledge having a value-based agreement, with accountable care organization (ACO) and patient-centered medical home (PCMH) being the most common agreements among all PCPs.
While the immediate fears, uncertainty, and isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic have practically disappeared, the mental health crisis sparked by these issues have not been so easily erased. Moreover, the number of people who need mental and behavioral health services continues to surge. October is National Depression Education and Awareness Month. The goal of this designation is to encourage universal health literacy regarding the signs and symptoms of depression and bring awareness to varieties of help and treatments available. But most importantly, the designation was created to highlight the need for more accessible and affordable mental health screenings. 
Over the past few years, we’ve witnessed dramatic acceleration in the movement of more healthcare into the home. With healthcare leaders estimating 20-30% of all Medicare spending could shift to the home in the next few years, that momentum is continuing in spite of sluggish permanent payer incentives. Moving care into the home provides value in terms of lower costs and better clinical and safety outcomes, but one topic that doesn’t get enough attention is the opportunity care at home provides to address health equity in our communities. The care models that have arisen in this space, from Hospital at Home to...
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UPCOMING WEBINARS:

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

Unlocking Health Literacy: The Key to Lowering Healthcare Costs
  • 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:

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

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

2022 Population Health Equity Virtual Summit
December 1, 2022 | Virtual

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

Spotlight Feature
Innovista Health Solutions is a management organization that exists to help providers succeed in value-based care by developing strong relationships, delivering innovative solutions and driving exceptional performance. Innovista enables physicians to engage, support, and manage both value-based savings and shared-risk models across Medicare, Medicaid, and Commercial programs. Innovista's strong dedication to improving patient outcomes starts with providing their physician partners with expert staffing, clinical programs, claims administration, and analytics capabilities optimized to drive effective change.
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