The Veralon Views blog is an extension of our partnership with leaders who are transforming the healthcare industry. Here, we share expert perspectives from our nationally recognized senior consulting team on issues that are key to the success of your organization.
The COVID-19 crisis is likely to include a series of recurring cycles over an extended period —a “pulsed recovery” that will result in a new normal in which clinical care operations have fundamentally changed. While Herculean efforts are focused on the immediate challenges, the deferred needs of the chronically ill (e.g., congestive heart failure, COPD, […]
Many physicians, and other clinicians, are working harder than perhaps they ever have under extraordinary conditions, as COVID-19 surges through our communities. While those conditions will improve as the initial surge subsides, physician practices, both independent and employed, will need to change to respond to the consequences of that surge, and the potential for secondary […]
Amanda Brown, Manager at Veralon Partners, discusses the two directions value-based payment may take in the future, as our healthcare system navigates the post-COVID world.
Amanda Brown, Manager at Veralon Partners, addresses what the response has been from payers in alleviating value-based payment requirements for providers during the crisis.
Amanda Brown, Manager at Veralon Partners, discusses what the COVID-19 pandemic has meant for participants of value-based payment programs, including the shift in cost savings targets and postponement of quality reporting.
COVID-19 is a tsunami for hospitals—the waters pulling back as beds are emptied, then an overwhelming and uncontrollable surge wave. Like an actual tsunami, this one may have multiple surges. But even with several waves, an actual tsunami is over quickly and recovery returns you to a former baseline. With COVID, it is likely that […]
The Blanket Waivers that CMS issued on sanctions under the physician self-referral law (Stark) do not halt application of the law during this emergency time period. Instead, they waive sanctions for certain circumstances that would otherwise violate the self-referral law. The 18 individual waivers address a variety of financial arrangements between physicians and designated health […]
John Harris, Director at Veralon Partners, provides board members of hospitals and health systems with 3 clear action items to help them manage the volume estimates and the impact of COVID-19 on their organizations.
John Harris, Director at Veralon Partners, covers the 3 most important variables influencing COVID-19 volume projection outcomes and shares how they are helping hospitals navigate the complexities of the data to customize the variables for their needs.
John Harris, Director at Veralon Partners, discusses a few different models that are being used to predict COVID-19 infection volumes estimates, and the results his organization has found after running the data.
