In this 90 second excerpt, Dan Grauman (CEO of Veralon Partners), outlines the 3 most impactful ways that the Covid-19 crisis is affecting hospital operations in the immediate term. He attributes the financial impact to the increased cost of treating Covid-19 patients, the reduction of profitable elective treatments and drastic change in employed physician hours. […]
With the Covid 19 crisis in full swing, we’ve had an influx of hospital trustees reengaging with education while quarantined. In the last 48 hours, the iPro team has rallied to on-boarded over 50 new learners and schedule over 250 courses into learner’s Individual Learning Pathways. Shout out to Heath for pitching in to help […]
The iProtean, now part of Veralon camera crew just wrapped a series of interviews with Brian Wong. These interviews will be post produced over the next few months and released as a series of quality videos in 2020. Huge thanks to Brian Wong for all of his amazing insights on hospital culture!
In the second of a two-part series on population health, Dr. David Nash, founding Dean Emeritus of the Jefferson College of Population Health, discusses how board members can apply the tenets of population health to their organizations. What does effective population health look like inside (and outside) of your hospital? Click on the video below […]
The iPro team had a great time at 2020 AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference. It was great seeing familiar faces and making new friends. Check out the video below to see our interactive booth.
If you attended the 2019 AHA Leadership Summit, you may have seen the iProtean, now part of Veralon camera crew asking healthcare leaders one simple question: “If you had one wish for healthcare, what would it be?” The iPro team has created a single video to share what was top-of-mind for healthcare leaders at the […]
We are excited to announce the launch of a new website and an upgraded Learning Management System (LMS) experience that includes a new design, enhanced browser capabilities and rich new features. In an effort to quickly educate you on some of these amazing changes, we have prepared a brief video tour for you to watch. […]
Next Generation ACOs (NGACO) have been associated with model-wide reductions in spending without declines in quality, according to a new report from CMS. Based on their first performance year (2016), the participating NGACOS reduced Medicare spending by approximately $100 million. The savings appeared to be associated with reductions in hospital and skilled nursing facility […]
According to a recent report on the 2016 Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) results, Track 1 ACOs that earned shared savings still incurred a $31 per member per month (PMPM) loss on average, equating to $5.2 million in losses for an average organization. For Track 1 ACOs earning shared savings, the average $27 PMPM savings payment […]
CMS has proposed an overhaul of the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) program, to take effect July 2019. The Medicare ACO program, called the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) would have a new name, Pathways to Success. It would require the 561 existing ACOs to switch to one of two tracks and would mandate that they […]