Let’s talk a little about care collaboration and data sharing in this blog post and in the next one as well. I suspect some readers are thinking that working together and sharing sounds a little like something you learned in kindergarten, but they really are important for optimizing outcomes. This topic is also worth spending some time on, because most physicians aren’t used to collaborating and working in a team environment.
Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) January 31, 2012
Wellcentive, the industry leader in healthcare intelligence solutions, has joined the American Medical Group Association (AMGA) as an Executive Corporate Partner. AMGA represents medical groups and organized systems of care, including some of the nation’s largest, most prestigious integrated healthcare delivery systems. More than 125,000 physicians practice in AMGA member organizations, providing healthcare services for 130 million patients in 49 states. Continue reading
In our last post we outlined the benefits available for the physician who embraces quality-focused care. The question we left you with was, “What can I do right now to prepare my practice for engagement of these new CQI programs?” I think the answer is simple: you need to define your goals first, before you put in practice a plan to reach them.
Let’s start this blog series off by talking about what I believe is a fundamental requirement for a successful clinical quality improvement (CQI) program: Ambulatory clinical quality improvement programs need to be driven by physicians and their staff members if maximum improvements are to be seen.
Now, I realize that there are many companies out there hired by payers and employers to improve outcomes and cut healthcare costs, and they must be doing something of value. But I think most of you will agree that patients want their own physicians to manage and coordinate their care, not some stranger at a company they have never heard of. That’s certainly been my experience over the last 12 or 13 years, and I haven’t seen much benefit to my patients when outsiders are involved.
In fact, lately we’re hearing more and more from our payer partners that they are seeing suboptimal results from the CQI programs they administer. We are also hearing that these same insurers are putting more emphasis on engaging the physician and his or her office staff in the CQI process. Pay for Performance (P4P), Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH), Medicare’s Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), Meaningful Use, Accountable Care, etc. are all payer-sponsored programs intended to financially reward physicians for providing higher quality care.
“So, what? What’s in it for me?”
As a continuation of my first post, here’s an outline of the topics we plan to cover on the Wellcentive Blog. Stay tuned for information on some of the most pressing issues for providers, their organizations, and other members of the healthcare community.
Roswell, GA (PRWEB) January 03, 2012
WellCentive, the industry leader in healthcare intelligence solutions, has added two new management team members. Kirk Elder has been named Chief Technology Officer, and Leo Cooper has joined as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Along with CEO Frank Murphy and co-founders Mason Beard and Paul D. Taylor, M.D., these professionals comprise a seasoned executive team focused on high-growth technology solutions.
WellCentive’s cloud-based tools leverage powerful technology to enable collaborative communities. By easily accessing trusted information from across the community, physicians gain the actionable insights they need to improve both clinical and financial outcomes. Healthcare organizations use WellCentive solutions to provide the insight into patient populations and physician performance that is required for performance-based and risk-based compensation models.
“There is a rapidly growing demand for WellCentive’s solutions, as healthcare providers and organizations seek better ways to manage their patient populations,” said Murphy. “With the addition of Kirk and Leo, we have a team with the experience and passion to address the market’s demand. I couldn’t be more pleased with the group’s dynamic, and I am confident in our ability to achieve exponential growth and success in the marketplace.”
WellCentive’s management team leverages many years of combined experience in both healthcare and technology. The company was co-founded in 2005 by Taylor, a practicing internal medicine physician, and Beard, an occupational therapist and software designer. Murphy assumed the role of CEO in June 2011, bringing over 30 years of leadership expertise and a deep understanding of the complex world of healthcare software and services. With the goal of building a world-class team, Taylor, Murphy, and Beard worked to secure the best talent in the industry. With the addition of Cooper, a seasoned business development and marketing executive, and Elder, an innovator with expertise in both healthcare analytics and technology life-cycle management, the expanded team is ready to enter a new phase of growth.
Allen Moseley, General Partner with Noro-Moseley Partners and a member of WellCentive’s Board of Directors, said, “WellCentive was founded by two visionaries with deep experience in both healthcare and technology. As we’ve built the executive team, we have continued to attract the best minds from all corners of the industry. The collective strength of this team will empower WellCentive to deliver solutions that build collaborative communities and truly transform healthcare.”
For more information about the WellCentive management team, visit http://www.wellcentive.com/about-us/management-team/.
About WellCentive
WellCentive delivers a new generation of healthcare intelligence solutions that enable collaborative communities to transform the practice of medicine. WellCentive’s Web-based solutions support a variety of initiatives, including Meaningful Use, Pay for Performance, Patient Centered Medical Home, Clinical Integration, Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), HIE, and employer-sponsored programs. With intuitive online clinical decision-support tools and automated patient outreach, WellCentive delivers critical efficiencies and improves the quality of patient care while providing powerful return on investment.
WellCentive clients include some of the most prestigious physician organizations, health systems, Accountable Care Organizations, Health Information Exchanges, employers, payers, professional organizations, and HIT vendors in the country. WellCentive has tens of thousands of users, our databases have tens of millions of patients, and our interfacing platform exchanges many millions of messages each week.
For more information about WellCentive and its solutions, please visit http://www.wellcentive.com.
