Interview: Nihal Shah (PART 1) – Taking the Plunge into Care Delivery
Part 1: Taking the plunge into Care Delivery Nihal Shah joined Crossover as Chief Financial Officer in January of 2023. His career path, which had been following a more conventional financial services trajectory, pivoted to healthcare some years ago when he followed an old boss into a healthcare investment management firm. Nihal was compelled by [&hell
The Comparison Framework between Commercial Primary Care Models is Broken – And Here’s How To Fix It
We have sought multiple approaches to help Employer Clients and Benefits Consultants understand the value of Primary Health services paid for under a value-based arrangement versus traditional fee for service alternatives in the community. This same “comparison framework” problem exists within the Medicare Advantage (MA) space when trying to select
Quadruple Aim: Engaging Providers by Practicing in Care Teams
I recently read an article in the Economist about over-prescription of antidepressants. The essence of the article is that antidepressants of various kinds appear to be very effective for about 15% of patients and of no more impactful than a placebo for the remainder. Based on that, it notes genetic profiling should one day be […]