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Even if you’re not a primary care physician trying to decide by August 1 who to make a future with in value-based care, it’s helpful to understand what ACOs are.     Because they are the future.     🧑🦳 1 in 5 Medicare patients now served by an ACO  💵 $1.8 billion Medicare savings from ACOs in 2022, continuing a 6-year streak  🧑🏽⚕️ 700,000 providers participating in an ACO, with 63% receiving shared savings     CMS wants all Medicare patients in an ACO or another accountable care arrangement by 2030.     We’re rowing toward that collective goal every day — one physician at a time. https://lnkd.in/gzKa243s    

One more iron in the fire for Devin Carty — a healthcare leader who makes high-performance multitasking look easy.   As members of the Nashville Health Care Council, we fully support its work to connect, engage and promote our industry. Devin is a longtime advocate for NHCC. Congratulations to our co-founder and Board Chair for serving in this new role.   https://lnkd.in/e-jjkAf9

🤔 July is the month when primary care practices and health systems reevaluate their experience with value-based care. The deadline of August 1 to join an Accountable Care Organization puts one thing in perspective:    Accountable care is not something anyone can do alone.    This year, Wellvana partnered with the Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC) to author recommendations to advance (and simplify) policies related to accountable care.     “It’s been far too challenging for even the most sophisticated health systems to make the leap to value-based care,” says Kyle Wailes, Wellvana President and CEO. “Policymakers have an opportunity to bridge the divide so every patient can benefit from providers that are solely focused on keeping them well.”      We’re proud of our partners at AdventHealth who are thoughtfully investing in value-based care to transform a system of sick care into one focused on whole health and wellness.    “Until somebody cures all diseases, we’re going to still need hospitals,” AdventHealth President and CEO Terry Shaw says. “But the hospital should be the last whistlestop on the healthcare train, not the first.”    Read more from our joint report:    https://lnkd.in/eXc8UePx  

A patient in South Texas had run out of her anti-psychotic medication three weeks ago. She went to the ER because insurance denied her medication. She couldn’t get a refill.   The ER gave her one dose.   Wellvana’s Care Team received the discharge alert and sprung into action.     By this time, she said she was hearing voices again, and they were not telling her good things.   A Wellvana RN and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker figured out there was some confusion about this patient’s anti-depressant and her anti-psychotic — two very different medications.    Once the wires were uncrossed, the primary care practice pushed through the patient’s appeal. She was able to get back on her medication and thanked Wellvana. “Who knows what would have happened,” she said. The patient is now working closely with Christine Empeno, RN, who has been able to help this patient navigate other medication challenges as they pop up and keep her from an unnecessary hospitalization. Patients never pay for Wellvana’s discharge support. And our latest study found it’s reducing 30-day readmissions, increasing in-office follow ups and reducing per-patient medical costs by $1,100. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eHyxBPvD That’s value-based care at work.

📞 We can attest that Matt Rosenberg, MD, is a doctor who is always happy to take a call — from a patient or otherwise. Wellvana’s new Chief Medical Officer over Clinical Strategy and Quality is perfectly positioned to lead our partner physicians to success in value-based care because he’s a natural teacher. He’s also still in the trenches, transitioning the practice he founded in Jackson, Michigan, to value over volume. With his deep primary care experience and sardonic wit, he’s become the voice of the Wellvana newsletter. His bi-weekly barrage of business-critical updates is becoming a must-read for all Team Members and partner practices. Welcome to Wellvana.   https://lnkd.in/es92Q8dr

On a night 25 years ago, our Chief Medical Officer, Matt Rosenberg, MD, had one of those “aha” moments that would inform his approach to primary care for decades to come. 💍 It was the night he got engaged. He was already in private practice delivering primary care in Jackson, Michigan. He made it very clear that he was not on call that night. And then he was called into the hospital anyway. A patient was dying, and his family was refusing intubation until they saw the doctor they trusted. In this article, Dr. Rosenberg explains how some have taken for granted the power of the doctor-patient relationship. https://lnkd.in/egbNUMbA

🏆 We are proud to be recognized by Nashville Business Journal as a 2024 Best in Business Award winner in the “Private Company: 101-500 Employees” category. In Nashville and across the U.S., we help doctors deliver life-changing healthcare. We're always looking for the best talent who aspire to be a part of something that positively changes lives. #wearehiring View our open roles: https://lnkd.in/e7z7Scai Thanks to NBJ's Alison Nash and the independent panel of judges, Nashville business leaders Brian Bauer, Rachel Cook Freeman, Deeannah Seymour and Gulam Zade, who reviewed hundreds of applications, and recognized the growing strength of our company culture, business plan, financials and more. #valuebasedcare #healthcarejobs

Wellvana proudly introduces Mauricio Calderon, a versatile leader with a knack for fostering growth across diverse industries and markets, to our finance team. 🌹 He turned a wilting flower exporter into a blooming botanical business. 🏠 He refurbished a real estate firm into a company with curb appeal. 🛫 He navigated a touch-and-go airline to high-flying performance. Mauricio now brings his wealth of experience and expertise to the realm of value-based care, where Wellvana pioneers innovative solutions to age-old healthcare challenges. https://lnkd.in/e7z7Scai

🛌 Our nurses have to learn a skill that’s similar but not the same as working at the bedside. Supporting patients when there’s no body language or eye contact can be frustrating. But they find ways to connect. And that’s when the benefits kick in. Communication reveals they can’t get to their next appointment. Or they can’t afford their medication. Or they’re concerned about a new symptom. Our nurses are on it, every day, helping patients through it all. Thanks to Olga Mosy-Madugba and all of the nurses leading the way to Wellvana. #nursesweek

🧠 You cannot overstate the emotional intelligence of nurses. They know when to listen, when to speak, and even when to offer silence. As our nurses support patients between appointments, it’s not uncommon for their calls to last an hour or more. Patients have much more on their plates than what usually appears on their medical record. #nursesweek