HealthIT Answers February 10, 2020
By Suzanne Cogan, Chief Commercial Officer, SPH Analytics
The relationship between payers and providers has come a long way over the last decade, as the push toward value-based care has shifted the dynamic between the two healthcare stakeholders. Working together effectively, and with common, aligned goals, is increasingly linked with the ability to provide high-quality, cost-effective care.
A recent SPH Analytics survey of more than 100 directors and managers representing 86 healthcare organizations (two-thirds health plans, one-third providers) demonstrates this. According to the findings, 94 percent of respondents said collaboration is now a key factor to success. In addition, 72 percent of payers and providers report having prioritized efforts to drive closer payer/provider collaboration.
These developments are indeed promising, although...