by Chilmark Team | October 19, 2017
What a whirlwind it has been – three major conferences for Chilmark Research analysts in three consecutive weeks. Sure, the Epic UGM and Cerner CHC are industry leading events, but our own humble, inaugural event, Convergence, was influential in its own right. Attendees, speakers, and panelists from across the healthcare
by John Moore | September 29, 2017
Convergence is a thesis that posits the successful path to risk-adjusted care requires realignment in provider-payer relations – that neither provider nor payer will truly be successful without the core competencies of the other. Optimizing risk-adjusted care will require providers and payers to develop far deeper forms of collaboration to
by John Moore III | July 27, 2017
With the dubious honor of being one of the thorniest pain points in provider-payer collaboration, and sitting at the start of the revenue cycle, PA is a logical starting point to establish greater provider-payer convergence. If you missed our Tuesday webinar that accompanied the release of our latest report, Tackling
by Jennifer Rogers | July 21, 2017
This post originally appeared July 13 on the Convergence blog. Providers and payers have pursued several parallel convergence models as they experiment to secure a foothold in the new world of value-based care (VBC). Some are proving to be more successful than others. Chilmark Research has been attentively researching the convergence
by Janice Young | May 26, 2017
Among the many recent American Health Care Act (AHCA) sound bites was one congressman pointing out that healthcare cost is the real issue at hand. If healthcare costs can be brought down, the issue of premium increases and access will lessen. The recommendation is that the consumer must become a
by John Moore lll | April 18, 2017
Come join us for our next webinar, taking place April 25 at 1pm ET. This webinar will feature Matt Guldin, lead Care Management analyst, sharing insights from this expansive research undertaking into the current state of technology solutions for care management stakeholders. Below is an excerpt from the introduction of
by Matt Guldin | March 31, 2017
As we wrap up the forthcoming 2017 Care Management Market Trends Report, I have been pondering the issue of social determinants of health (SDoH). In our HIMSS Conference 2017 recap, we noted that SDoH “came across as an unexpectedly strong conference theme — though, again, we saw only random application
by Brian Eastwood | November 17, 2016
Earlier this week I attended ATLAS, the Annual Thought Leadership on Access Symposium organized by Kyruus. The event brought together healthcare policy experts as well as healthcare organization (HCO) leaders who are driving efforts to improve patient access to care. The presentations and panels covered a lot of ground, but
