Clinical Integration: A Road Map to Accountable Care from DHG Healthcare

Josh Berlin, JD, Principal, DHG Healthcare, and Jacqueline Matthews, RN, MS, Senior Healthcare Transformation Director, IBM Watson Health.  Many health systems are pursuing options to form Clinically Integrated Networks (CINs) in order to move from volume to value to help lower the cost of care and improve quality. It’s critical that providers gain access to the patient’s longitudinal record at the point of care, yet the path forward is fraught with multiple alternatives and decisions about leveraging the right technology.  Josh and Jacqueline share insight with attendees on the current healthcare climate in moving from volume to value, key components and accelerators of clinical integration, the important role Information Technology plays in CINs, and operational, clinical, financial and contracting considerations for networks.