Josh (@DrJIsrael) and Joe (@JoeShonkwiler) interview with Rick Velandingham (@rickvHIT) Vice President of Electronic Health Record (EHR) Optimization at Aledade.  Rick discusses the role of EHRs in value-based care, and challenges and opportunities presented in current EHR landscape.  Rick also sheds light on how a company approaches a national strategy for EHR optimization while working with many different EHRs

Dr. Jen Brull (@mrsbrull) and Dr. Ryan Knopp join the ACO show to share their on-the-ground experience as primary care providers in an Accountable Care Organization, and how cutting edge population health and the use of data to improve patient care is making a difference in the Heartland.

Josh (@DrJIsrael) and Joe (@JoeShonkwiler) speak with Aledade VP of Policy and ACO Administration, Travis Broome (@Travis_Broome), about the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently proposed regulatory changes.  These include changes to the physician fee schedule and the outpatient payment system, and other regulations that will impact Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).  

Josh (@DrJIsrael) and Joe (@JoeShonkwiler) interview Mat Kendall (@matkendall), Aledade co-founder and Executive Vice President of Operations. Mat provides the final piece to Aledade’s origin story as well as an unrivaled perspective on how to operationalize a sustainable business model in value-based care.

Josh (@DrJIsrael) and Joe (@JoeShonkwiler) interview with former Regional Operations Manager at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and current VP of Policy and ACO Administration at Aledade, Travis Broome (@Travis_Broome), and former Director in the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and current SVP of Network Performance and Strategy, Ahmed Haque (@aehaque).

Interview with Sean Cavanaugh, Chief Administrative Officer (@dc_cavanaugh) of Aledade, Inc. 

Interview with Edwin Miller, CTO (@EdwinMillerHCIT) of Aledade Inc.

Interview with Farzad Mostashari, Co-Founder and CEO of Aledade Inc. (@Farzad_MD) about the origins and challenges of accountable care organizations.

Dr. Mostashari is the former Head of the Office of National Coordinator for Health IT.