We have been saying it for years. Value Based Contracting is coming and in many markets it is here…and it is here to stay! nnIt is not a bad thing as long as it is transparent! Follow the money, if you cannot you should not sign the agreement! As in all economic transactions, both sides (all sides) need to be able to see and understand very clearly how it works. There are two messages here: 1) Value Based Contracting is a Market Solution – it is not and cannot be a ‘one-off’ solution where one practice or small group has a great idea and wants to keep it even semi-exclusive. Think BIG and solve BIG problems! 2) Physicians need to work together! That collaboration gene was beaten out of many docs through the battle to get into and out of medical school, getting the best residency and fellowship. We need it back! There is nothing more powerful and exciting than docs working together to solve the problems we have in health care. The smartest guys in the room have to work together and they need to take back their natural position as Leaders!nn
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About R. Todd Welter • MS, CPCnFounder and President of Welter Healthcare Partners
nMr. Welter has over 25 years of healthcare industry experience assisting physicians and other providers, hospitals and other facilities with the business side of medicine. Through strategic planning and analysis, Mr. Welter’s main focus is to strategically increase revenues and profitability in this radically changing health care environment. Mr. Welter has a Masters Degree in Organizational Leadership from Regis University in Denver where he has had an appointment as affiliate faculty in the School for Professional Studies for over ten years. In addition, Mr. Welter holds a faculty appointment at the University of Denver’s University College. In the Health Care Leadership program he teaches Macro Economics in Health Care and Innovative Strategies and Change in Health Care to graduate students.