by Chilmark Team | December 10, 2018
The Meaningful Use gravy train finally came to an end in 2018. As the strongest EHR vendors struggle to define new revenue streams, weaker ones faded from view through acquisitions or leveraged buy-out. Meanwhile, funding for 'digital health' start-ups continued to increase, though it likely hit the high water mark
by Chilmark Team | November 29, 2018
As is our custom here, we like to look back on our predictions for the closing year and see just how well we did. Some years we do amazingly well, others we over-reach and miss on quite a few. For 2018, we got seven of our 13 predictions spot-on, two
by Matt Guldin | November 27, 2018
Recent comments by Secretary Alex M. Azar II indicate changes ahead Key Takeaways Mandatory alternative payment model (APM) is coming for radiation oncologists. HHS has not yet released many details but The American Society for Radiation Oncology’s (ASTRO) radiation oncology-APM (RO-APM) is a likely useful proxy for what this
by Chilmark Team | November 15, 2018
By Mark A. Caron, FACHE, CHCIO, Geneia CEO No matter how you look at it, the toll of diabetes and prediabetes is staggering whether you’re the patient, the primary care physician, the employer or the health plan. Nearly 30 million Americans have diabetes. People with diabetes are at increased risk of
by Chilmark Team | November 01, 2018
By Matt Cox (Chief Marketing Officer, Lumeris) and Nigel Ohrenstein (Senior Vice President and head of Market, Lumeris) Health system and health plan leaders across the country are asking the same question: how will our organizations survive and thrive in a value-based world? As the shift to lower-cost settings accelerates
by Chilmark Team | October 24, 2018
By Mike Baird, President, Customer Solutions, American Well There are over 5,000 hospitals in the United States, each caring for the country’s growing population of more than 325 million people. Aside from integrated health systems, many of these organizations are operating independently from health plans or other health systems. This
by Matt Guldin | August 30, 2018
Key Takeaways: Humana and Walgreens jointly announced a partnership for Human to operate senior-focused primary care clinics in Walgreens stores. This comes as a response to a clear industry need for new "front doors to care" and other investments in retail health by competitors to both companies. We predict these
by John Moore | August 14, 2018
Last week, CMS released its proposed rule (beware – in good government fashion it’s a whooping 607 pages) for the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) Accountable Care Organization (ACO) program. CMS is taking a big leap forward with this rule on the path to value-based care. The big leap? Moving
