Quality, Service and Affordability Are Key Goals of Employer/Provider Collaboration

Employers and health care providers are talking – finally. By communicating directly in a series of dialogues, these two groups are discovering common goals and new potential solutions to improve health care quality, the consumer experience, and affordability of services.

These insights were shared at the keynote discussion, “Leveraging Employer-Provider Partnerships to Curb Rising Health Care Costs and Improve Outcomes” at the World Health Care Congress (WHCC), held June 8 – 10. WHCC panelists were Stephen Parodi, M.D. Chair, Council of Accountable Physician Practices (CAPP) and Associate Executive Director, The Permanente Medical Group; Michael Thompson, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions, and Andrea Cockrell,...