By Daree Allen Nieves – What one man’s ESRD journey reveals about the diabetes-to-kidney-failure pipeline, and why closing it is the defining challenge of value-based care.

NOW on-demand, Value-Based Care Insights host Daniel J. Marino speaks with Terri Welter, Partner and Leader of ECG’s Payer Strategy and Contracting Division. They explore the evolving dynamics between payers and providers, the growing role of advanced analytics and transparency data in negotiations, and how reimbursement models are shifting in response to mounting market pressures.

The Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions (ACCESS) Model makes progress toward that goal by piloting outcome-based payments for technology-enabled care of several chronic diseases, including behavioral health, musculoskeletal conditions, and cardio-kidney-metabolic conditions.

By Benjamin Henry – Healthcare’s invisible data layer is emerging as one of the most consequential determinants of real-time, AI-supported care delivery. Many IT organizations still see data as an infrastructure drain or just for back-office analytics.