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Data and analytics support one IPA’s risk-based business

In our last blog, we talked about how AppleCare Medical Group, an independent practice association in California, is helping manage patient risk by making sure its physicians are happy. Engaging physicians and keeping them on board as you move to risk-based reimbursement is a must, said AppleCare’s Surendra Jain, MD. Physicians will participate, he said, […]
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Physician relations: A key to managing patient risk

In our last blog, we introduced AppleCare Medical Group, an independent practice association in California that has successfully managed risk since its inception in 1996. The IPA has done so by following a number of guiding principles, including carefully analyzing its new contracts to make sure the opportunities and risks each one presents is clear.

AppleCare: Understanding how one IPA successfully manages risk

How do providers with no patient risk-bearing experience prepare for their transition from volume to value? The experience of one independent practice association (IPA) in Southern California, AppleCare Medical Group, offers some valuable insight.