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💡 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?

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”

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?”

More direct provider/employer arrangements will continue to emerge. Impetus for health care providers to focus more on value. A conscious focus on actual costs and outcomes that matter to patients is the only sustainable path for our healthcare system. A follow-up to: Who should be in the “value” driver’s seat in healthcare? Boeing Contracts Directly WithContinue reading “Providers must lead in order to be in the “value” driver’s seat in health care.”

Enlisting clinicians in coaching patients on how to shop for and prepare healthy food is a critical prevention tactic that requires more emphasis in our health care system. Healthier people are less likely to over-utilize health care contributing to higher costs. Our payment policies and value-based interventions should build on the success of Veggie RxContinue reading “Nutrition Rx”