Joining Western Clinical Alliance
By Melissa Panks, Director of Network Performance at Renown Health As we continue our journey to value-based care, we are excited to announce our open enrollment period to onboard new community practices and providers will be Sep. 15 – Nov. 15, 2021. In preparation for our 2022 performance year and open enrollment period, we want […]
The Importance of Value Modifiers
By: Dr. Bret Frey, Contract Performance Committee Chair of Western Clinical Alliance & Karen Massey, Executive Director, Emergency Physicians Focusing on controlling costs and improving patient outcomes are important goals of Western Clinical Alliance. These goals highlight the need for alignment in provider compensation and a shift toward value-based payment structures. Through a value-based payment structure providers are paid based on the quality rather than quantity of care provided and support three main […]
Benefits of Clinically Integrated Networks
By Bethany Sexton, Chief Transformation Officer, Renown Health Across the United States, doctors and hospitals are implementing clinically integrated networks not only for reasons of antitrust compliance, but also for the benefits to physicians, hospitals and patients. Western Clinical Alliance, a clinically integrated network powered by Renown Health, is a collaboration of healthcare providers improving […]
Increasing Access to Data
By Dr. Bret Frey, Contract Performance Committee Chair of Western Clinical Alliance Through Western Clinical Alliance, a clinically integrated network (CIN) powered by Renown Health, physicians and practices maintain their private status and operational autonomy while sharing the benefits available through Renown. One of the benefits available to members of Western Clinical Alliance is data […]
Healthy Nevada Project: Prevent, Plan, Live
By Heather Braginton, Genomics Representative, Healthy Nevada Project The Healthy Nevada Project is a population health study that is combining genetic, clinical and environmental data in new ways to deliver personalized health data to participants. By giving a simple saliva sample, participants receive a no-cost genetic screening test that can detect genes linked to heart […]
Building Relationships to Improve Care
By Dr. Rahul Mediwala, Chief Medical Officer, Health Services, Renown Health Health care organizations and hospitals across the nation are in the midst of transitioning to value-based care. The new “value-based” care system bases care providers’ pay on quality of care, health outcomes and patient satisfaction. A value-based system will help improve health outcomes for […]
