People are living longer but sicker due to chronic illness. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) determined that seven chronic diseases cause two-thirds of mortality in the US and consume 86% of annual healthcare spending.

Independent physician practices remain a significant piece of the US primary care system, despite a trend by health systems, hospitals, and private equity firms to purchase and absorb these offices. According to research from the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM), between 2017–2019, 81% of family physicians still worked in independently-owned practices.

Whether your practice, hospital, or health system was forced to adopt telehealth, or ran toward it as a natural next step in virtual care, the ending of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) on May 11, 2023 has created a pivot point for all providers.

A recent American Medical Association (AMA) webinar shared its latest research on physician burnout. The statistics are staggering, but not surprising.

ThoroughCare, Inc., an integrated care coordination software platform that enables healthcare providers to effectively deliver value-based care, has expanded to a new location to meet the needs of its continued growth and support new hiring initiatives. Located in Pittsburgh’s historic North Side, this location offers the company a spacious area to work in and additional resources to support product expansion.

There are several ways that providers, like family medicine and primary care, health systems, and value-based care groups, are leveraging innovative payment arrangements and technologies to provide behavioral health support and treatment.

The combination of a burgeoning senior adult population and an increased prevalence of behavioral health conditions—encompassing mental health and substance use disorders—creates greater risks to elder health and wellness. It also produces an unsustainable burden on Medicare and provider organizations.