What You Should Know:
– athenahealth, a provider of network-enabled software and services for healthcare practices nationwide releases new and enhanced capabilities designed to further help practices succeed in value-based care (VBC).
– Practices across athenahealth’s network can now use the athenahealth Marketplace to easily find, choose, and integrate with risk-bearing organizations, including Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), that align with their goals. The initiative aims to remove barriers often faced by practices transitioning to VBC contracts, such as managing new workflows and administrative burdens.
Seamless Integration and Data Exchange for VBC Success
Joining an athenahealth Marketplace-affiliated partner provides practices with several key benefits:
- Seamless Data Exchange: Enables smooth flow of information between practices and risk-bearing organizations.
- Real-time Analytics: Access to real-time insights on VBC performance.
- Integrated Insights: Ability to embed insights directly into the clinical workflow to drive high-value, data-driven decisions.
Expanding Ecosystem for Enhanced Care Campaigns
These new capabilities are made possible through athenahealth’s expanding ecosystem of partners, eager to engage with the company’s network of more than 160,000 providers. Risk-bearing organizations can now join athenahealth’s Marketplace to access this provider base.
Member organizations can leverage athenahealth’s open, connected system of APIs and athenaOne’s AI-driven workflow to:
- Extract member data across their network at scale.
- Share care gaps and other key patient insights.
- Drive relevant quality care campaigns.
“athenahealth is removing barriers by seamlessly connecting practices with the risk-bearing organization, sharing the needed data, and ensuring that providers have the necessary information for them to succeed in the program at the point of care, in the athenahealth workflow they already use. By providing the right data, integrations, and technological capabilities, we make it easy for practices to transition to and succeed in these arrangements,” said Paul Brient, chief product officer at athenahealth.
athenahealth will soon announce initial ACOs in the Marketplace, with additional partners, including Clinically Integrated Networks (CINs), Independent Practice Associations (IPAs), and Management Services Organizations (MSOs), joining in the coming months.
