Universal American: A “Healthy Collaboration”
By Gregg A. Masters, MPH; originally posted at ACO Watch I intended to post updates from Aetna and Cigna next in this series, yet today I received a tweet by Vince Kuraitis, aka @VinceKuraitis, calling attention to Universal American a managed care player I’ve not spent much time on. Yet they present a rather interesting […]
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Source: e-CareManagement - January 16, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Vince Kuraitis Tags: Collaborative Care Management Networks Guest Posts Source Type: blogs
Universal American: A “Healthy Collaboration”
By Gregg A. Masters, MPH; originally posted at ACO Watch
I intended to post updates from Aetna and Cigna next in this series, yet today I received a tweet by Vince Kuraitis, aka @VinceKuraitis, calling attention to Universal American a managed care player I’ve not spent much time on. Yet they present a rather interesting profile and operating footprint some of which I will highlight below. According to their website Universal American (UAM):
...provides health benefits to people with Medicare. We are dedicated to a Healthy Collaboration, working together with healthcare professionals in order to improve the health an...
Source: e-CareManagement - January 16, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Vince Kuraitis Tags: Collaborative Care Management Networks Guest Posts Source Type: blogs
ACOs: We’re NOT There Yet
by Brian Klepper On The Health Care Blog, veteran analyst Vince Kuraitis reviews a report from the consulting firm Oliver Wyman (OW), arguing that the trend toward reconfiguring health systems to deliver more accountable care is more widespread than any of us suspect. “The healthcare world has only gotten serious about accountable care organizations in […]
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Source: e-CareManagement - December 7, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Vince Kuraitis Tags: Guest Posts Health Policy/Reform accountable care ACO Source Type: blogs
ACOs: Are We “There” Yet?
A recent analysis of the ACO market by Oliver Wyman market suggests we’re well on our way toward being “there”. My personal take on this report: Provocative, fresh, thoughtful, well reasoned, expansive — albeit a bit of a stretch However, I suspect many others will describe it as: Speculative, harebrained, unsupported, overly extrapolative, out-to-lunch, wishful to […]
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Source: e-CareManagement - November 28, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Vince Kuraitis Tags: Health Policy/Reform ACO Source Type: blogs
“It’s the Data, Stupid”
Where will the next layer of value in health care come from? This is a case where a picture is worth a thousand words. Source: Boston Consulting Group, Health Reform Should Focus on Outcomes, Not Costs, October 2012
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Source: e-CareManagement - November 12, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Vince Kuraitis Tags: Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) Source Type: blogs
Are Hospital Business Models on a Burning Platform? Not Yet, But It’s Inevitable.
From reading recent headlines, one might easily get the impression that hospitals are resistant — or at least ambivalent — in their pursuit and adoption of accountable care initiatives. Are Hospitals Dragging their Feet on Accountable Care? Commonwealth Fund: “only 13 percent of hospital respondents reported participating in an ACO or planning to participate within […]
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Source: e-CareManagement - September 5, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Vince Kuraitis Tags: Care Providers & Care Coordination Health Policy/Reform accountable care ACO hospitals Source Type: blogs
Physicians Shouldn’t Wait for Big Data: “Small Data” Can Jumpstart Your Care Management Program
by David C. Kibbe MD, MBA and Vince Kuraitis JD, MBA Everywhere we turn these days it seems “Big Data” is being touted as a solution for physicians and physician groups who want to participate in Accountable Care Organizations, (ACOs) and/or accountable care-like contracts with payers. We disagree, and think the accumulated experience about what […]
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Source: e-CareManagement - August 28, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Vince Kuraitis Tags: Care Providers & Care Coordination ACO big data care management Source Type: blogs
Hospitals…Thinking About Getting Into Health Insurance? 6 Reasons To Lie Down Until the Urge Goes Away.
Greg Masters reports on a recent Kaiser Health News article: Hospitals Look to Become Insurers, As Well as Providers of Care”. This is the dumbest idea I’ve heard since “I’m going to invest all my money in Facebook’s IPO and get rich!” Here are six reasons why: 1) You’re too late. Health insurance was an […]
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Source: e-CareManagement - August 27, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Vince Kuraitis Tags: Care Providers & Care Coordination accountable care health plaln hospital Source Type: blogs
The Future of Platforms in Healthcare — Updated PowerPoint
by Vince Kuraitis and Shahid Shah We are pleased to offer you our updated perspectives on the future of platforms in healthcare. Click here for a copy of our joint presentation at the 9th Annual Healthcare Unbound Conference. This is an update from our earlier joint presentation at the eCollaboration Forum as part of HIMSS 12. What’s […]
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Source: e-CareManagement - July 19, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Vince Kuraitis Tags: Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) Source Type: blogs
Good or perfect: Cutting the fastest path forward
Guest post by Patrick Gordon, Director, Colorado Beacon Consortium Early pioneers to Colorado did not have the luxury of waiting for railway or infrastructure to be in place before taming a new frontier. Their vision and determination laid the foundation for the settlers who followed. They used the tools and talents they had to develop an […]
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Source: e-CareManagement - June 4, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Vince Kuraitis Tags: Collaborative Care Management Networks Guest Posts Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) HIE HIT Source Type: blogs
Hospitals or Health Plans: Who Do You Trust to “Connect” You with Your Health Records?
Over the past decade, I’ve seen a number of studies asking people whom they trust among various health care stakeholders. Nurses, pharmacists, and doctors always come out at the top. Beyond that: Trust of hospitals tends to be high (60–80%) Trust of health plans is at the bottom of the heap (10–20%) Is this written in […]
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Source: e-CareManagement - May 3, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Vince Kuraitis Tags: Health Policy/Reform PHIN (Personal Health Information Network) Source Type: blogs
The ACO Antitrust Police — Nothing to Do
One of the biggest concerns about ACOs has been their potential to enable market consolidation— that by uniting health care providers the ACO gains market clout and ability to charge higher prices. While this is a legitimate concern about ACOs, so far it’s not playing out. Why? 1) ACOs to date are small. Let’s […]
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Source: e-CareManagement - April 24, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Vince Kuraitis Tags: Care Providers & Care Coordination Health Policy/Reform ACO antitrust Source Type: blogs
Medicare Announces 27 ACOs. A New Species?
I’m surprised and intrigued by Medicare’s announcement of 27 new Shared Savings model ACOs. Surprised I had been anticipating this announcement as a defining moment for Medicare’s thrust into accountable care. My expectations had been that we would see either: Boom — a big splash of new Medicare shared savings ACOs announced, including big name […]
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Source: e-CareManagement - April 11, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Vince Kuraitis Tags: Medicare/Care Coordination accountable care ACO Source Type: blogs
Will Health Plans Want to Contract with ACOs? Maybe, Maybe Not.
On the Perficient Health IT blog, Christel Kellogg writes: I am hearing that carriers are staying away from ACOs and are not planning on partnering. What have you heard? This is one of those blip-on-the-radar-screen comments that jarred my attention — and it raises very important questions about industry dynamics. First, let me expand on the issue. […]
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Source: e-CareManagement - April 5, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Vince Kuraitis Tags: Health Policy/Reform Medicare/Care Coordination accountable care ACO Source Type: blogs
A 6th Difference Between ACOs and “AC-Like” Arrangements
Last week I wrote about five key differences between formal ACOs (mainly care providers contracting with Medicare) and informal Accountable Care-Like (AC-Like) arrangements between care providers and commercial health plans. Transaction costs Timing Incrementalism Flexibility Capital cost There’s an important 6th difference worth noting: Visibility Formal ACOs will be visible from miles away — think elephants […]
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Source: e-CareManagement - March 15, 2012 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Vince Kuraitis Tags: Health Policy/Reform ACO Source Type: blogs
