The Evolent Social Needs Index: Drive More Productive Patient Conversations With Better Data

Evolent Health rounds up the biggest themes in value-based care in 2019, as well as the previous month's news, innovations and research.

It's been another hectic month in health care's transition to value. Catch up on new innovations, deals, policies and research that are moving the field.

Cobbling together an administrative platform from various point solutions can produce IT headaches, hurt care coordination and detract from the provider experience.

Shantanu Phatakwala explains how to combat racial bias in population health models, following news that a widely used model was underestimating black patients’ needs for care management.

It's not easy keeping up with the innovations, deals, policies and partnerships reshaping health care. Read our news roundup and make sure you don't miss a step.

On the heels of Evolent becoming the first organization to earn Population Health Program Accreditation from NCQA, two experts reflect on the past, present and future of the field.

This month's news roundup highlights major retailers entering the health care market, higher earnings for ACOs taking on downside risk, and the latest research mapping the growth of value-based care.

Healthcare Finance highlights Evolent's Social Needs Index, a tool that prompts physicians to ask patients about nonmedical factors that contribute to poor health outcomes.

New primary care practice models, payers' growing influence in medical education and continued growth in Medicare Advantage plans highlight another busy month in the transition from volume to value.

Read our monthly roundup of value-based care news spanning policy, research, innovations, payers and providers.

Are your population health efforts on the right track? Check out our infographic and learn best practices for achieving return on investment.

This month's roundup highlights the myriad ways that health systems are seeking to grow and diversify revenue, innovations to address social determinants, and other moves reshaping health care value.

In this edition: Houston is a testing ground for new primary care models. Innovations proliferate around telehealth and social determinants. And new entrants expand Medicare Advantage plans.

The fast-changing primary care landscape, new value-based payment models and accelerating efforts to address social determinants of health highlight this month's news roundup.

Evolent's Anita Cattrell speaks to Modern Healthcare about the role technology can play in connecting patients to community resources.

Keep pace with another big month for deals, innovations and policies that are reshaping health care.

Catch up on the innovations, policies and deals shaping value-based care.

Writing for Health Affairs, Evolent's Anita Cattrell explains how "social treatments," such as housing and healthy food, can help improve individuals' health.