What healthcare can learn from baseball’s predictive analytics
When the Houston Astros famously became World Series Champions only a few years after being ranked one of the worst teams in baseball, they did so in part by embracing [...]
Innovating the network design process
Network design is of central importance to health plans. An efficient and effective network must be competitive to attract members and retain them by meeting their needs with high-value providers. [...]
How Shared Intelligence Leads to Shared Savings
During this year's RISE Payer/Provider Engagement and Contracting Summit, Dr. Jegar Jasani hosted a panel session with leaders from Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey called "Innovations to Improve Care Interventions." [...]
The future of provider benchmarking is here
“My patients are different.” How many times have heath system and health plan leaders heard this argument during alignment discussions with physicians? There are so many factors that may influence [...]
Real-world applications of SDoH insights
In March 2021, the American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC) published new research on the association between social determinants of health (SDoH) and health outcomes. The study revealed that different SDoH factors [...]