Since the passage of the Medicare Improvements for Patients & Providers Act in 2008, the U.S. healthcare system has been moving towards value-based care (VBC) which encourages health providers to improve care quality by reimbursing them based on successful outcomes rather than individual medical services. The overarching goal of VBC is to improve the patient experience, improve population health, and reduce per capita health costs.
As part of this VBC model, hospitals and health systems
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IBM Watson, ODH Launch Population Health Management Platform to Transform Behavioral Healthcare
Behavioral health analytics provider ODH, Inc. and IBM Watson Health are teaming up to launch Mentrics, a population health management platform designed to help managed care organizations transform the quality and cost of behavioral healthcare. The platform is built specifically for managed care organizations that handle behavioral health benefits. Mentrics will streamline data and care coordination while generating valuable insights to help optimize care for patients with behavioral health
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