Pop health vendors see opportunity in independent ambulatory sector

Dive Brief:

• Mixed signals from the Trump administration and provider reluctance to abandon fee-for-service, combined with the need for quick return on investment, have dampened population health management uptake over the past 18 months. Still, the shift to value-based care will continue to fuel growth in PHM tools, a new Chilmark research report concludes.
• The 2018 Population Health Management Trends Report identifies distinct markets for PHM products and services: captive ambulatory networks, independent ambulatory networks and converged payer-provider networks.
• Most PHM adoption to date has been by hospitals, which can finance these programs and view PHM as another element in their broader service portfolio. However, independent ambulatory efforts are starting to emerge and are in a position to...

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