Primary Care

Voluntary Alignment in ACO REACH

What is Voluntary Alignment in ACO REACH?

The newest value-based care model from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), ACO REACH, aims to improve clinical outcomes and reduce Total Cost of Care (TCOC). Providers are incentivized to deliver the best care to their Traditional Medicare patients, while achieving economic efficiencies that are critical to an overburdened Medicare trust fund. One feature of this program — Voluntary Alignment — can empower patients to play a larger role in their own health, while enhancing physicians’ ability to manage their panels and grow their practices.

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Jonathan Goldin Notable Counsel List

Pearl CLO Jonathan E. Goldin Recognized as Notable General Counsel by Crain’s New York Business

Jonathan E. Goldin, Chief Legal Officer at Pearl Health, was one of 35 honorees named to Crain’s New York Business 2024 Notable General Counsel list. The list recognizes exceptional in-house lawyers across a variety of industries and includes individuals guiding health care innovators, steering organizations through regulatory landscapes, and supporting marginalized groups, such as defrauded immigrants.

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Taking the Pulse: Why Aren’t PCPs Paid What They’re Worth?

If primary care’s time has come, why doesn’t it feel like it? That’s one question we explored in Pearl’s 2023 Primary Care Pulse Report. After collecting survey responses from more than 200 physicians, conducting follow-up interviews, and exploring secondary research, we learned a great deal about the challenges PCPs face in today’s healthcare system. We explored one challenge, the epidemic of PCP burnout, in a recent blog post, and today will dive into another — physician pay.

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Pearl Health Named to the New York Digital Health 100

Pearl Health Named to the New York Digital Health 100

NEW YORK (February 6, 2024) — Pearl Health today announced that it has been named to the 2024 New York Digital Health 100 (DH100), a recognition that highlights the most exciting and innovative startups in New York. Digital Health New York (DHNY) publishes the annual list in conjunction with the New York Healthcare Innovation Report, which takes an in-depth look at the investment trends, opportunities and challenges in the digital health sector.

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Taking the Pulse

Taking the Pulse: How Can We Reduce PCP Burnout?

There’s no avoiding a simple fact: primary care physicians (PCPs) are struggling. The majority — whether in small group practices or large multispecialty organizations — feel overworked, under-resourced, and inadequately rewarded in their efforts to provide quality care.

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Top 50 Value-Based Care Thinkers 2023

Top 50 Value-Based Care Thinkers of 2023

The US healthcare system has long struggled to identify a fair and efficient reimbursement scheme that aligns the incentives of patients, providers, and payers. In this article, Pearl Health recognizes the Top 50 Value-Based Care Thinkers of 2023 and discusses the biggest themes, news, and trends driving evolution and innovation in value-based care, including physician enablement and data interoperability.

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