“AEE6: 1400 Health System Health Care Services Deals, With James Nicholls of Fitzroy Health”
by Stacey Richter

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Today I speak with James Nicholls about the Fitzroy Health study looking at 1400 health system health care services deals. We discuss what worked and what didn’t work, and James gives us the main takeaways from the study. You can learn more about the study by contacting James at jnicholls@fitzroyhealth.com or visiting fitzroyhealth.com.

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“EP199: The Unrealized Value Hidden Inside Some Health Systems, With James Nicholls of Fitzroy Health”
by Stacey Richter

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These days, hospital systems can’t rely on simply doing more procedures as a way to increase their top and bottom line. Payers—and by payers I mean those actually footing the bill, like employers, taxpayers, and patients—simply can’t afford the low-value volume that fee for service has historically driven. So how can a hospital system optimize […]

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“EP198: The Trend Toward Direct-to-Employer ACOs, With Eric Parmenter, National Leader of Value-Based Care at Collective Health”
by Stacey Richter

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There are three kinds of accountable care organizations, or ACOs. An ACO is when a health care network takes on risk and gets paid for value instead of the old FFS, fee-for-service model. The first kind of ACO is the original Medicare shared savings program kind of ACO. In 2018, the Centers for Medicare & […]

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“EP197: The Debut of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in Health Care, With Brian Peet, President of MediSolutions”
by Stacey Richter

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Today I speak with Brian Peet, president of MediSolutions, and we talk about the use of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) in health care today and its potential for the future. Both AR and VR are bidirectional tools with one main job: engage patients. Because while the patients are engaged, the environment is […]

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“EP196: Advocating for Diabetes Advocacy, With Kelly Close, Founder of the diaTribe Foundation and dQ&A”
by Stacey Richter

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Kelly Close is the founder of the diaTribe Foundation and dQ&A as well as Close Concerns. Today we talk about how health care professionals and organizations can help diabetes patients feel empowered and do well. The diaTribe Foundation started out as a newsletter but today is much more than that. It’s a place where those with […]

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