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Understanding social determinants of health can unlock better outcomes and more efficiency in healthcare. Learn what’s measured under the umbrella of SDoH.

Value-based care is a provider payment model based on incentivizing high-quality healthcare, rather than quantity of services — here are 5 key strategies to implement and improve your program.

Value-based care comes with a unique language. Understanding some of the key terms will provide clarity on how this delivery method works.

If anyone has a finger on the healthcare industry’s pulse, it’s the people at the top of cutting-edge organizations taking on risk-based contracts, value-based care, and population health challenges. In this article, gather insights from medical organizations’ top innovators, from KLAS VP of Value-Based Care and Core Solutions Bradley Hunter — an expert on changing trends and regulations — to Becky Trotter, CareAllies’ Director of Population Health Solutions.

Value-based care and population health work hand in hand to identify patients who are at risk for complex illnesses and in need of preventative screenings. Population health case managers can use an EMR (electronic medical record) or data aggregation tool to identify who the sickest patients are and what care they need. 

In 2021, Beth Israel Lahey Health and BlueCross BlueShield of Massachusetts began to focus on the idea that doctors and patients should have equal weight in deciding on health-related procedures. It’s a concept known as shared decision making. Research shows that shared decision making supports the notion that if a patient is engaged in their care, they’re more likely to follow through on preventative cancer screenings and improve their own self management of their care.