💡 There is a “new” concept in value-based healthcare….
It is a type of Accountable Care Organization (ACO)…
There is now a distinction between a Clinical ACO, and a Social ACO for Medicaid managed care…
What are the differences?
Author Archives: Keegan
💪 Do you know how easy it is to be CEO?
Sorry, you thought I meant the Chief Executive Officer….no…
I meant the Chief EVERYTHING Officer….
It’s easy to think that you can do it all yourself. It will just be easier. You can do it better than anyone else. It will get done faster…. These are just a few of the things I have told myself, and I know many of you tell yourselves regularly. Try this…
💡 The magical Delegation Framework….
You can use it in your professional and personal life…
✨ I am a big fan of thinking outside of the box in healthcare…
🚨 On Sunday, there was a big announcement… 🚀 General Catalyst launched the Health Assurance Transformation Corp. (HATCo). It is clear that GC is looking for solutions in unexpected places… What sets HATCo apart: 1️⃣ A true alignment of stakeholder interests. This is a relief. There are many aspects of healthcare that suffer from noContinue reading “✨ I am a big fan of thinking outside of the box in healthcare…”
1️⃣2️⃣ years ago the way I worked changed forever….
💡 When I started working from home for the first time, I never looked back. From that point forward I would become an advocate for workplace flexibility. 💪
Doubling Down on an Affinity for Change: The New Business Superpower
Change is an inevitable force in the business world, yet its unpredictability often makes companies hesitant to embrace it. This resistance to change isn’t just an oversight—it can be a major pitfall. But what if we saw change not as a threat, but as a potent asset?
🚨 Exciting updates from the Accountable Health Community (AHC) program focusing on Health Related Social Needs (HRSNs)! 👏
💥 The AHC program is having an impact! 💥
We need to delve beyond the headlines to really grasp the essence of the recent evaluation reports released by @RTI:
CMS Moves Toward Greater Health and Health Care Sustainability with New ACO REACH Model
Accumulating criticism of CMS’ legacy “Direct Contracting” programs has finally resulted in concrete action to fix them by announcing the ACO REACH – Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (REACH) Model (ibit.ly/DAX2). Called “Indirect Contracting”, the legacy (Direct Contracting) programs promoted anything other than sustainable health care practices by furthering aContinue reading “CMS Moves Toward Greater Health and Health Care Sustainability with New ACO REACH Model”
Slow Healthcare
What if “slow healthcare” is where there is the most potential? A trip back in time, and perhaps into the future (Doctor’s Office, 1820). Between virtual care, AI assistants, etc… This might be possible again, and more personal than today’s “processed” office visits. What do the slow food movement and healthcare have in common? “SlowContinue reading “Slow Healthcare”
Who should be in the “value” driver’s seat in health care?
In the US we have done so well at burying the actual costs of health care. It is surprising private enterprises like LOWE’S and their stakeholders have found a path to value. Outcomes that matter and true costs (=value) are buried under FFS, outcome proxies that mean little to patients (and their providers), inexplicable riskContinue reading “Who should be in the “value” driver’s seat in health care?”