The ACO Show

The ACO Show brings you the latest in the movement that’s transforming American health care. Co-hosts Josh Israel and Sean Cavanaugh from Aledade, the largest network of independent primary care, share their conversations with experts and leaders across the health care industry - from leading policymakers and researchers to staff and practices on the front lines. Subscribe and listen to learn about how independent primary care practices are leading the movement to a value-based health care system. The ACO Show is an independent production of Aledade.

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Episodes

9. Alex Blum: Partnerships

Josh (@DrJIsrael) and Joe (@JoeShonkwiler) interview Dr. Alex Blum (@alexblum), Aledade Vice President of Strategic Partnerships. Alex details how well crafted partnerships can help drive value-based care and how payers outside of the Medicare world can be key when developing Accountable Care Organizations.

Dec 10, 2018•42 min

8. Electronic Health Records

Josh ( @DrJIsrael ) and Joe ( @JoeShonkwiler ) interview with Rick Velandingham (@rickvHIT) Vice President of Electronic Health Record (EHR) Optimization at Aledade . Rick discusses the role of EHRs in value-based care, and challenges and opportunities presented in current EHR landscape. Rick also sheds light on how a company approaches a national strategy for EHR optimization while working with many different EHRs...

Dec 02, 2018•54 min

7. Kansas ACO: In the Field

Dr. Jen Brull (@mrsbrull) and Dr. Ryan Knopp join the ACO show to share their on-the-ground experience as primary care providers in an Accountable Care Organization, and how cutting edge population health and the use of data to improve patient care is making a difference in the Heartland.

Nov 25, 2018•29 min

6. Travis Broome: What’s New for 2019?

Josh ( @DrJIsrael ) and Joe ( @JoeShonkwiler ) speak with Aledade VP of Policy and ACO Administration, Travis Broome ( @Travis_Broome ), about the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently proposed regulatory changes. These include changes to the physician fee schedule and the outpatient payment system, and other regulations that will impact Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)....

Nov 18, 2018•32 min

5. Mat Kendall: The Ground Game

Josh (@DrJIsrael) and Joe (@JoeShonkwiler) interview Mat Kendall (@matkendall), Aledade co-founder and Executive Vice President of Operations. Mat provides the final piece to Aledade’s origin story as well as an unrivaled perspective on how to operationalize a sustainable business model in value-based care.

Nov 11, 2018•43 min

4. Ahmed and Travis: Taking on Risk

Josh ( @DrJIsrael ) and Joe ( @JoeShonkwiler ) interview with former Regional Operations Manager at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and current VP of Policy and ACO Administration at Aledade, Travis Broome ( @Travis_Broome ), and former Director in the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and current SVP of Network Performance and Strategy, Ahmed Haque ( @aehaque ). Travis and Ahmed not only discuss their roles at Aledade , but they also weigh in on and the con...

Nov 04, 2018•42 min

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