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A conversation with Derek J. Robinson, MD, MBA, FACEP, CHCQM, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois
Dr. Derek Robinson has dedicated his career to helping all people achieve their best possible health — from caring for individuals as an emergency medical physician, to improving care for populations as an executive at top institutions. Dr. Robinson hel…
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CEO Steven Collens shares an update from MATTER, three years after opening its doors. This article was originally published in the September 2018 issue of Chicago Medicine.
Gastroenterologist Lawrence Kosinski had a problem. He would see his patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) when they came in for appointments, but would lose touch with them between visits. Sometimes — too often, i…
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Lee McGrath of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois talks value-based care
During a captivating talk at MATTER, Lee McGrath, divisional vice president of innovation and strategy at BlueCross and Blue Shield of Illinois, discussed the future of accountable care organizations (ACOs).
Watch the full event here.
Below are a few noteworthy points from Lee’s talk.
How is fee-for-service faili…
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The business of healthcare is changing.
As the economic and payment models that defined the industry in the 20th century become increasingly unsustainable, new models focused on delivering value to patients — rather than billing for procedures — are taking root. This fundamental shift in the way healthcare companies are expected to do business, along with extraordinary advances in technology, …
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