As the leaders of hospitals, medical groups, and health systems plunge headlong into risk-based and value-based contracting, the challenges of strategizing around downside risk are becoming more and more complex—particularly those around working effectively with data to ensure contracting success.
Rob Barras, who leads the health solutions practice at the Buffalo, N.Y.-based CTG consulting firm, recently spoke with Editor-in-Chief Mark Hagland about the current landscape around risk-based and value-based contracting.