Guideway Care Blog

Key Points New Humana data identifies which social determinants of Health (SDoH) have the biggest impact on health and well-being, as measured by care quality and acute care utilization. Findings can help healthcare organizations, payers and public policymakers better determine macro-level effective SDoH interventions among individuals with type 2 diabetes. Thanks to Humana, its survey results […]

New study reinforces findings of 2020 Health Affairs report Three years ago, Health Affairs reported that experts estimate that up to 80 percent of a person’s health is determined by nonclinical factors—things like financial stability, access to safe, affordable housing and to healthy food, and social supports. Yet, as a society, we spend billions of dollars […]

Key Points Now more than ever, care guidance is becoming a “must have” addition to the service portfolio of health systems, hospitals and provider organizations that are taking on shared risk with payers through value-based contracts. These providers are electing to participate in new arrangements that link payments to measured outcomes, health equity improvement, and […]

Key Points: To address Social determinants of health (SDoH) among at-risk managed care beneficiaries, CMS announces that its Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model is extended through 2030. This includes changes specifically focused on health-related social detriment challenges and associated patient needs. For example, under this Model, participating MA plans may provide patients with […]

Key Points: A recent National Public Radio (NPR) story, Live free and die? The sad state of U.S. life expectancy, digs into why Americans experience more diseased conditions and higher rates of early mortality compared to other nations. This story comes on the heels of Federal health officials confirming that life expectancy in America had […]

When health care managers aim to set targets for their company, this is called quality improvement. Quality improvement is an essential part of any healthcare organization. However, this term can be somewhat vague at times. Therefore, what does quality improvement in health care really mean? Well, in this article, let’s talk about the definition as […]

New study reinforces findings of 2020 Health Affairs report Three years ago, Health Affairs reported that experts estimate that up to 80 percent of a person’s health is determined by nonclinical factors—things like financial stability, access to safe, affordable housing and to healthy food, and social supports. Yet, as a society, we spend billions of dollars […]

In today’s day and age, healthcare organizations must approach their care coordination with the utmost scrutiny. Custom communication, efficiency, and productivity are key. Toward these aims, bundling payments is one way to achieve your organizational outcomes. This is especially important with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and  bundled payment initiatives. Furthermore, the […]

AI is becoming increasingly popular across the world, and it also promises to change healthcare as we know it. In fact, AI can help enhance health equity. This is both true at the point of care and with regards to decision making in clinical practice. So in this article, let’s talk about how data and […]

In Guideway Care’s latest article, which was just published in MGMA Connections, our CEO discusses how medical group practices can: To read this article in its entirety, click here. When the Medical Group Management Association published a survey nearly 10 years ago, the results revealed major challenges to running a group practice – many of […]