As healthcare systems shift to value-based care models at the encouragement of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), alternative payment models (APMs) are on the rise. In June... read more →
INTRODUCTION TO ECOSPHERE As the changing healthcare landscape continues to reshape the regional ecosystem, The Kinetix Group (TKG) has developed a tool to help guide more strategic and tactical decision... read more →
Success in Commercial Quality-Based Payments Systematic collaboration between payers and providers is the key to unlocking improved care delivery and lowering the total cost of care. Integrated relationships between payers... read more →
By Neeti Mehta and Bethany DeBlock In an article recently published on the Forbes website, The Silo Mentality: How to Break Down the Barriers, Brent Gleeson discusses the mindset that... read more →
The Annual Meeting of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy offers opportunities for its 8,000 members – including representatives of health plans, PBMs, ACOs, IDNs, specialty pharmacy, and federal and... read more →
The 2019 Conference of the American Medical Group Association – a unique gathering of executives from the nation’s leading healthcare organizations, medical groups, academic and faculty practices, IDNs, ACOs, and... read more →
By: Amanda Price Digital healthcare development continues to be critical across efforts to create more streamlined and cost-effective drug-development processes. In 2014, digital health investments totaled about $6.5 billion,... read more →
The development of the Diagnostic Related Group in the 80s, efforts to integrate hospitals, physicians, and managed care in the 90s, and early steps in outcomes-based reimbursement in the first... read more →
A new healthcare framework—the Quadruple Aim—seeks to transform the U.S. healthcare system, improving health outcomes, enhancing the patient experience and lowering per capita healthcare costs. Key Points: More than a... read more →
In an effort to reduce healthcare costs while improving the quality of care, healthcare stakeholders—including solo practices and even payers—are becoming increasingly integrated, giving rise to the organized customer. Key... read more →