Analytics
Health plans need stability, the former CMS leader says, to be able to offer high-quality and affordable coverage.
As analytics programs look for population data, some contracts are shifting accountability to drugmakers.
New claims processing systems cost up to $300 million, so insurers are looking to outsource instead.
Some doctor's are taking control themselves, but others are increasingly relying on new tech to help them out.
Optimizing value-based reimbursement and integration after a merger or acquisition also among top priorities.
Outsourcing was costing too much money, limited the data being provided which inhibited physician engagement, executive says.
Leaders share what is still needed to provide the best care while safeguarding the health of the sector.
While doctors need to know their systems, vendors need to make sure they have the education to do that, experts say.
Company says acquisition will enhance services for volume to value transition, increase ability to predict, manage reimbursement.
The Steward Healthcare vice president says the consequences of not watching vendors closely can be too costly to ignore.