Podcast: HEALTHCARE HEADLINES – Election Highlight

by Daniel M. Grauman, Managing Director & CEO
Healthcare Headlines Podcast

This special Election Episode  of Healthcare Headlines discusses potential healthcare policies under a Trump presidency and a Republican-controlled Congress. We explore the future of the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, Medicaid, healthcare consolidation, and policies on rural healthcare, drug pricing, immigration’s impact on healthcare access, and highlight speculative appointments, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as HHS […]

Podcast: HEALTHCARE HEADLINES Episode 5

by Daniel M. Grauman, Managing Director & CEO
Healthcare Headlines Podcast

In our 5th episode of Healthcare Headlines, Dan Grauman, Managing Director & CEO of Veralon, explores key trends in the healthcare sector. This episode covers innovative uses of artificial intelligence in virtual primary care, and virtual nursing. We discuss the recent passage of the Telehealth Modernization Act, which extends Medicare’ Hospital-at-home program, and examine Village […]

Podcast: HEALTHCARE HEADLINES Episode 4

by Daniel M. Grauman, Managing Director & CEO
Healthcare Headlines Podcast

In our 4th episode of Healthcare Headlines, Dan Grauman, Managing Director & CEO of Veralon, continues to dive into the dynamic healthcare landscape. This episode covers healthcare market trends in bankruptcies and financial performance as well as State legislation targeting private equity. We also focus on primary care delivery by insurance companies and corporate retailers. […]

Podcast: HEALTHCARE HEADLINES Episode 3

by Daniel M. Grauman, Managing Director & CEO
Healthcare Headlines Podcast

In our 3rd episode of Healthcare Headlines, Dan Grauman, Managing Director & CEO of Veralon, continues to dive into the dynamic healthcare landscape. This episode provides updates on a new court ruling that could have significant impacts on the healthcare industry, and discusses the ongoing saga of cybersecurity problems as well as issues impacting rural […]

Podcast: HEALTHCARE HEADLINES Episode 2

by Daniel M. Grauman, Managing Director & CEO
Healthcare Headlines Podcast

In our 2nd episode of Healthcare Headlines, Dan Grauman, Managing Director & CEO of Veralon, continues to dive into the dynamic healthcare landscape. This episode covers the latest updates on regulatory challenges in hospital mergers, and artificial intelligence advancements in clinical documentation, as we explore the forces driving change in the healthcare industry. We also […]

Podcast: HEALTHCARE HEADLINES Episode 1

by Daniel M. Grauman, Managing Director & CEO
Healthcare Headlines Podcast

Veralon is delighted to launch this short podcast where Daniel Grauman, Managing Director & CEO, reviews major healthcare headlines and news stories, and what you need to know. Welcome to this first episode, which will be followed by regular episodes every month. Stay tuned for Episode 2! Listen below, or click the icons to listen […]

Why is Kaiser/Geisinger Such a Big Deal?

by John Harris, Managing Director
and Danielle Bangs, Director

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A colleague asked, “Why is the Kaiser/Geisinger announcement such a big deal? There have been a lot of mega mergers.” An excellent question. This was more than just a $95B insurer/health system acquiring a $7B one. Here’s why: Kaiser Permanente has long been recognized as an iconic leader in value-based care, but they have largely […]

Interactions of Medicare Alternative Payment Models

by John Harris, Director
and Amanda Brown, Manager

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CMS continues to authorize voluntary and mandatory alternative payment models (APMs) to shift risk to providers. Beyond choosing which models offer the best opportunity, providers must evaluate the impact of participating in multiple APMs simultaneously. Overlapping APMs can be synergistic or self-defeating. Where simultaneous participation is an option, overlapping incentives are complicated and may not […]

COVID-19: Scaling Ambulatory Services to Maximize Volumes While Controlling Costs

by Lynda Mischel, Principal
and Meredith Inniger, Manager

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The pandemic has placed significant constraints on capacity, making volume growth, or simply maintaining normally budgeted volume levels, a formidable challenge. Organizations must implement novel clinical and administrative workflows that allow for the most efficient use of provider and patient time, ensure patient and staff safety, and drive bottom line performance. Many have opened services […]