From Hype to Hybrid: Choice Architecture in Care Access
My last post referenced an NEJM article which spoke about the challenge (impossibility?) of reconciling new care delivery models with fee-for-service compensation. Hot on the heels of this is our release of “From Hype to Hybrid”—a summary of Crossover research results authored by our Chief Medical Officer, Stephen Ezeji-Okeye, MD. The paper shows that,
Hard Work—The Climb to a Value Based World
We have been talking for a long time about the fundamental role payment architecture plays in the destiny of how care is delivered, experienced, and how it performs. While most people in the industry would agree that the current fee for service payment model is a root cause contributor, there seems to be only scattered […]
Interview: Kelsey Mellard (Part 2) – Incredibly serious responsibility
Kelsey Mellard is Crossover’s newest Board member, and the CEO of San Francisco-based Sitka, a telehealth platform that connects specialists to primary care providers in a simple and collaborative way. Part 1 of our interview focused on her incredibly rich career path to date; in Part 2, she discusses her Board position, her initial perceptions […]
Be Well: This IS health, actually
We talk often at Crossover about how “healthcare should be.” But what we really mean is how “health” should be. For us, not being sick is not enough. From the outset, we wanted to create a place where people embraced the idea of living the healthiest life possible, no matter what their current health status […]
The View from the Salt Creek Beach
I was able to attend the annual Health Evolution Summit conference held late last month in Laguna Beach, Calif., and feel the urge to “write home” about the experience, and some of my key takeaways. This particular conference features the CEOs of many of the leading lights in healthcare and policy circles, including some next […]
Interview: Kelsey Mellard, Part 1 – The Road to CEO
Part 1: The Road to CEO Kelsey Mellard is Crossover’s newest Board member, and the CEO of San Francisco-based Sitka, a telehealth platform that connects specialists to primary care providers in a simple and collaborative way. A self-confessed healthcare nerd—rooted in dinner table conversations growing up with two academic medical parents—she has seen