Value-based care

Blue Shield of California is the first payer to sign with a new value-based care collaborative with healthcare services company Altais and health IT company Aledade.

Utilization and care management solutions have been around for decades, but today’s health plans are looking for newer breakthrough technology to help them negotiate today’s changing market.

Blue Shield of California is partnering with a company that is making use of telehealth services to enable follow-up care for home care visits by physicians.

Jordan Bazinsky of Cotiviti says the need to inherently trust information is essential to gain trustworthy insights.

Humana is collaborating with electronic health records vendor Epic as both entities seek to bring together patients, providers and insurers to advance value-based care.

Health plans now gather and report data for quality reporting, claims reporting and to conduct risk adjustment analysis, but typically these various data collections occur separately, are sometimes duplicative and are uncoordinated, say Deloitte experts. But that will soon all change.

IBM has awarded Blue Cross of Idaho the 2019 IBM Watson Health Advantage Award for its use of data analytics to improve outcomes and lower costs in episodes of care.

Payers are establishing innovative ways to provide better care and improve the overall patient experience, according to America’s Health Insurance Plans.

Cigna is using a new highly visual dynamic reporting program to work with Collaborative Accountable Care partners in delivering better care.

CVS Health has a new health program perk for its customers, thanks to a collaboration between its recently acquired insurer and Apple.