As the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) looks toward the next generation of value-based care, new technology will need to do more than improve how healthcare is delivered. It will increasingly need to demonstrate that it can improve outcomes without adding more cost to the system.
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By John Torontow – When receiving care teams have the right data at the right time, they can intervene before small problems become readmissions and dramatically improve patient outcomes. Here’s how to flip that switch.For all the serious medical peril patients may face as they come through the hospital doors, they’re actually at their most vulnerable when responsibility shifts between care teams.
By Abhishek Gupta – Despite the strong investments in data and analytics, VBC’s promise remains largely unfulfilled. Most organizations have invested in analytics dashboards that surface insights but don’t drive action. A closer look reveals why.
By Michael Meucci – For nearly two decades, healthcare organizations have treated the electronic health record as the center of the digital universe. The technology helped healthcare transition from paper charts to digital records, standardized documentation, enabled billing workflows, and created the operational backbone modern health systems depend on today.
As states pursue Rural Health Transformation funding, five priorities keep rising to the top: telehealth, workforce stability, integrated behavioral health, stronger primary care, and the data systems needed for value‑based care. This week’s Friday at Five breaks down what these trends mean for the future of rural health.
By Lee-Ann Ruf – When the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services launched its Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) initiative in January 2026, more than 700 hospitals across the country took another significant step toward enacting value-based care.
By Daree Allen Nieves – What one man’s ESRD journey reveals about the diabetes-to-kidney-failure pipeline, and why closing it is the defining challenge of value-based care.
Our annual predictions for 2026 concludes with Value-Based Care. Throughout the past few weeks we have been asking the industry experts what they think we will see in 2026. Check out all our predictions including AI in healthcare, interoperability, Life Sciences, Patient Experience, and the business of healthcare.
New at CMS: Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions Model tests an outcome-aligned payment approach designed to give people with Original Medicare new options to improve their health and prevent and manage chronic disease with technology-supported care.