Ep 40: Strive Health Co-Founder Will Stokes on The Key Parts of Risk-Based Contracts and Value Based Care In Specialties
Vital Signs with Jacob Effron and Nikhil Krishnan
Specialized Care for Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
Chronic kidney disease patients require specialized care provided by nephrologists due to the complexity and longitudinal nature of the condition, making it unsuitable for primary care physicians. Partnering with specialists ensures better patient outcomes and effective management of the condition, as primary care physicians may lack the expertise or inclination for such specialized care. The focus on identifying rising risk patients through primary care screening may pose challenges in terms of shared savings compared to managing high-cost kidney failure patients, as benchmarks are usually set at the population level.
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