Healthcare Innovation September 9, 2024
David Raths

Ahzam Afzal, Pharm.D., co-founder and CEO of Puzzle Healthcare, and Belal Abdallah, M.D., CEO of Michigan-based Beaumont ACO, discuss their partnership

Michigan-based Beaumont ACO has been working with a Chicago-based company called Puzzle Healthcare to lower readmission rates from post-acute settings. Ahzam Afzal, Pharm.D., co-founder and CEO of Puzzle Healthcare, and Belal Abdallah, M.D., CEO and board chairman of the Beaumont ACO, recently spoke with Healthcare Innovation about their work together.

Beaumont ACO is a joint venture between Corewell Health (formerly Beaumont Health) and nearly 2,000 physicians with a network of over 4,500 physicians participating in its contracts.

Abdallah has been CEO since the ACO’s inception in 2012. The Beaumont ACO is one of the most successful Accountable...

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Topics: ACO (Accountable Care), Payment Models, Post-Acute Care, Provider, Value Based
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