On today's episode, we discuss who is shaking up primary care, how it is being disrupted, why now, and how technology is playing a heightened role in how primary care is delivered. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer digital health analyst at Insider Intelligence Rajiv Leventhal.

Christiana Care Health System is joining forces with Highmark Health to launch a tech-driven VBC-focused JV—giving a glimpse into where healthcare is headed

New-age primary care startups are catering to today’s consumer—who wants their entire healthcare experience to be hyper-convenient and personalized—and to burned-out physicians facing unprecedented levels of pressure from the pandemic.

The $300 billion primary care market is being disrupted by nontraditional players. This report examines how the primary care landscape has changed, who these disruptors are, and why their business models are shaking up the status quo.

That’s likely why insurers like Aetna and Humana are already partnering with the likes of Papa to tackle this social determinant—a trend that’ll likely increase as more health plans lean more heavily on value-based care payment models.

Consumers increasingly say they prefer the option of having both in-person and virtual care visits in their healthcare journey, per Trilliant Health. To add, these kinds of partnerships can merge incentives for health systems and hospitals that are trying to implement value-based care payment structures, and for telehealth vendors that are trying to hold onto consumer volume.

This third annual study ranks the 10 largest UK banks and building societies by assets according to their mobile banking capabilities and how highly consumers value their offerings. We present detailed benchmarking data on the availability of 41 mobile features, selected based on their propensity to set financial institutions apart.

Over the past five years, neobanks have advanced on two fronts: user growth and richness of mobile functionality. But they’re still chasing profitability, launching new financial services offerings and reserving some of their most innovative features for paying customers. This second annual study stacks up the top four UK neobanks against one another, scoring their mobile app capabilities based on consumer demand for 48 emerging features.

With up-to-date health data on hand, NYCIG’s provider customers bolstered their care coordination efforts, lowered readmission rates, and increased reimbursement rates under a value-based care (VBC) model, according to Don Woodlock, then vice president of HealthShare at InterSystems, in an April 2019 interview with Healthcare IT News.

“So, I think that advertiser really understands the value that we bring, in terms of being able to introduce new customers and influence a purchase decision. And its attribution rules reflect that priority.”. Pricing Models in Affiliate. Because affiliate is a performance-based channel, CPA continues to be the reigning standard payment model for partner deals.

Shift to Value-Based Care. The US healthcare industry is moving toward a reimbursement model that pays providers based on the quality of care they deliver rather than the quantity of services they provide.

This annual scorecard, weighted based on responses to a consumer survey, ranks the 25 largest US financial institutions by assets by their mobile banking capabilities. The report presents detailed benchmarking data on the availability of 42 mobile features, selected by analysts based on the features’ propensity to help financial institutions differentiate themselves from competitors.

For the past few decades, the provider market has accounted for a sizable share of healthcare spending in the US: Spending on hospital care, physician services, and clinical services amounted to $1.9 trillion in 2018, the CMS’ most recent figure. A sea change in care delivery is being fueled by the pandemic, a shift in consumer expectations, and a steady transition to value-based care (VBC):.

Spelling out the value of virtual care: The AMA released a framework to measure the value of virtual care—this could help health systems get a clearer idea of the return on their telehealth investments, but they still have patient and provider woes to deal with to reap its full ROI.

Social determinants of health (SDOH)-focused digital health startup Cityblock Health scored $192 million in Series C funding (shortly after earning unicorn status in December 2020) to expand its community and value-based care model to underserved communities across the US. Startups like Cityblock Health give care teams a way to analyze the healthcare risks and variables of underserved communities.