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Population health

Population health management is essential to delivering quality care that is as diverse as the populations it serves. Use these resources to enhance care delivery and achieve measurable improvements in patient outcomes.

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Scale chronic disease management

This research report simplifies the complex process of developing a scalable chronic disease management program across three steps: Finding modifiable patient risk factors, anchoring consistent, long term services in ambulatory care, and setting clear pathways to specialists.

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Engage specialists in population health

In part 1 of this series, we discuss evidence-based referral considerations that aim to inform clinical decision-making. These help avoid care delays and misuse of specialist time and ensure patients receive the right level of care at the right time.

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Get the basics on population health

Progress in value-based care (VBC) requires a simultaneous transformation in both clinical and financial models. Download our cheat sheets to get smart on clinical and financial VBC basics — fast.

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The federal policy issues keeping healthcare leaders up at night

Straight from our conversations with more than 50 healthcare executives across Q2 2025, learn which policy dynamics are top-of-mind — and how the industry is responding.

Expert Insight

You’ve figured out a way to reduce care costs. Now, prove it to payers.

Discover how to prove to payers that your intervention reduces the total cost of care (TCOC) with a deep dive into the most effective evaluation method and the success story of virtual GI clinic Oshi Health.

Cheat Sheet

3 paradigm shifts in healthcare: Cheat sheet series

Understand the three transformative shifts impacting healthcare. Learn how leaders can refine their strategies to ensure equitable access and outcomes — and position their business for long-term success.

Cheat Sheet

3 paradigm shifts in healthcare: Cheat sheet series

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Healthcare in 2025, part 1: National stakeholders and local care delivery

The healthcare industry is shifting toward care management on a national level. Learn about the growing role national organizations are playing in healthcare — and how care delivery is changing as a result.

Case Study

4 keys to success in the New England Sickle Cell Institute’s outpatient program for adult sickle cell patients

Learn about the innovative approach of UConn’s New England Sickle Cell Institute (NESCI), which is improving transitions of care for adult patients with sickle cell disease (SCD).

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3 keys to effective partnerships with community-based organizations

Community-based organizations (CBOs) can be powerful allies in improving community health outcomes, but partnering with these organizations can be complex. Understand the three main principles for effective partnerships with CBOs: starting with the appropriate criteria and assessment, having structured communication channels, and embedding evaluation mechanisms for accountability.

Market Insights

3 principles for the equitable use of AI in healthcare

Ensuring the equitable use of artificial intelligence (AI) is crucial for addressing existing healthcare disparities. Learn how healthcare organizations can implement three key principles to promote equity in the design, deployment, and financing of AI solutions.

Market Insights

The MCO's guide to 4 trends shaping the future of Medicaid RFPs

Winning bids is essential for Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MCOs), and understanding the emerging trends in Medicaid requests for proposal (RFPs) is key to success. Four priorities are shaping the future of RFPs: health equity, behavioral health, population health, and social determinants of health (SDOH). Learn how MCOs can strategically plan and document their approaches to win RFP bids.

Expert Insight

How Medicare Advantage brokers narrow down the plans available to seniors

Navigating the complex world of Medicare Advantage (MA) plans can be overwhelming for seniors. With an average of 43 plans to choose from, how do they decide? Learn how MA brokers play a crucial role in helping seniors filter through the options and find the best plan for their unique needs.

Case Study

How UPMC improved interdisciplinary care for metastatic breast cancer and geriatric patients

To support the care needs of patients with metastatic breast cancer, including geriatric patients, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) created a nurse-driven quality improvement and primary palliative care intervention program. This weekly interdisciplinary huddle connects patients with existing supportive resources through a standardized assessment process. UMPC data shows the program yielded a 238% increase in referrals to supportive care.

Case Study

How Ochsner launched a successful value-based dementia program

Ochsner Center for Brain Health successfully expanded its memory and dementia care program by adopting a value-based care model. Find out how this shift improved patient and caregiver satisfaction and increased profitability, and how their methods can serve as a blueprint for other organizations seeking to enhance their dementia programs.

Expert Insight

3 leaders are driving progress in behavioral healthcare. Here’s how.

Leaders from FloridaBlue, ShatterProof, and ChristianaCare are tackling behavioral healthcare in different ways. But their central point is the same: If you make behavioral healthcare a priority, you can drive meaningful progress.

Expert Insight

5 ways the 2024 MPFS final rule will impact behavioral healthcare

CMS' 2024 MPFS final rule targets key shortcomings in our behavioral healthcare system. Learn how it addresses issues around workforce, reimbursement, and other root causes of system dysfunction.

Expert Insight

Your behavioral health and VBC strategies should work together. Here's why.

Organizations that don’t account for behavioral health when building up their value-based care (VBC) capabilities are missing a major piece of the puzzle. But see why incorporating behavioral health in your VBC strategy may not be as big a lift as you think.

Expert Insight

CMS is ending two primary care models early. Here’s what to do next.

CMS is ending two of its value-based primary care models earlier than planned. This leaves provider executives asking a major but fundamental question: Where do we go from here?

Research

Redefining musculoskeletal care: Appropriate, personalized, and value-driven solutions

Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions impose a significant burden on patients and the healthcare system. Often fragmented care and an overreliance on imaging and surgical interventions limits effective outcomes and exacerbates financial strain. Use this eBook to help understand where these challenges persist in the status quo and how to drive more accessible, value-driven MSK care.

Expert Insight

You’ve figured out a way to reduce care costs. Now, prove it to payers.

Implementation resources

Case Study

4 keys to success in the New England Sickle Cell Institute’s outpatient program for adult sickle cell patients

Learn about the innovative approach of UConn’s New England Sickle Cell Institute (NESCI), which is improving transitions of care for adult patients with sickle cell disease (SCD).

Case Study

How UNC Health made VBC sustainable in an academic health system

Learn how University of North Carolina (UNC) Health achieved executive alignment on VBC, made VBC financial performance visible across business units, and more in an academic health system.

Case Study

How Ochsner Health grounded its VBC success in a culture of innovation

Learn how Ochsner Health's commitment to innovation propelled them to become a value-based care (VBC) powerhouse with $264 million in value-based revenue and a 27% increase in covered lives in three years.

Case Study

Inside Advocate Health’s VBC approach that saved $136M

See how Advocate Health's operations-driven approach to value-based care (VBC) and commitment to measurable goals achieved significant savings and improved population health outcomes.

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Population health

Scale chronic disease management

Engage specialists in population health

Get the basics on population health

The federal policy issues keeping healthcare leaders up at night

You’ve figured out a way to reduce care costs. Now, prove it to payers.

3 paradigm shifts in healthcare: Cheat sheet series

3 paradigm shifts in healthcare: Cheat sheet series

Healthcare in 2025, part 1: National stakeholders and local care delivery

4 keys to success in the New England Sickle Cell Institute’s outpatient program for adult sickle cell patients

3 keys to effective partnerships with community-based organizations

3 principles for the equitable use of AI in healthcare

The MCO's guide to 4 trends shaping the future of Medicaid RFPs

How Medicare Advantage brokers narrow down the plans available to seniors

How UPMC improved interdisciplinary care for metastatic breast cancer and geriatric patients

How Ochsner launched a successful value-based dementia program

3 leaders are driving progress in behavioral healthcare. Here’s how.

5 ways the 2024 MPFS final rule will impact behavioral healthcare

Your behavioral health and VBC strategies should work together. Here's why.

CMS is ending two primary care models early. Here’s what to do next.

Redefining musculoskeletal care: Appropriate, personalized, and value-driven solutions

You’ve figured out a way to reduce care costs. Now, prove it to payers.

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4 keys to success in the New England Sickle Cell Institute’s outpatient program for adult sickle cell patients

How UNC Health made VBC sustainable in an academic health system

How Ochsner Health grounded its VBC success in a culture of innovation

Inside Advocate Health’s VBC approach that saved $136M

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