2024 annual report shows how FQHCs are succeeding in value-based care with Yuvo Health

2024 was a big year for FQHCs and value-based care. 

Until now, VBC has delivered more work to FQHCs’ already over-stretched teams, with no reward. But we’re flipping the script. You can read all about it in our latest annual report: “An ecosystem of support for community health centers.”

This year, Yuvo Health was proud to announce that our FQHC partners officially earned shared savings in just their first year of our value-based contracting program and are also earning monthly, upfront payments as part of their VBC contracts through Yuvo. Just as important, our partners are receiving hands-on help, guidance, patient insights, technological capabilities, and quality improvement support from Yuvo as much-needed relief for their teams.

With this comprehensive support, our FQHCs have achieved an overall 65% improvement in quality performance according to all metrics where we have complete data for 2022-2023, including Breast Cancer Screening, Colorectal Cancer Screening, Immunizations for Adults and Postpartum Care.  

We have always known that FQHCs are uniquely positioned to advance the value-based care objectives of delivering higher quality care at a lower cost. With this early success, we can now spread that message far and wide at an opportune time when collaboration has emerged as a major theme in community health. 

For example, the NYS 1115 Medicaid Waiver Amendment, also known as the New York Health Equity Reform (NYHER), represents a huge opportunity to reshape social care delivery in New York. FQHCs should be at the center of these initiatives.

"Yuvo is already proving that CHCs can garner additional resources for their vital mission — and be crucial partners in a value-based care network, says Dr. David Chokshi, Yuvo Health Independent Board Member. "As we build upon this, Yuvo aims to further demonstrate the remarkable value health centers bring to patients, communities, payers and the healthcare system as a whole." ‍

Read the report here.

Community health centers’ experience with Yuvo Health

We proudly partner with community health centers serving diverse populations and communities across the country.

When an FQHC joins Yuvo Health, they gain a partner every step of the way—to immediately reduce the burden, provide consistent additional revenue and drive success toward shared savings.

1. Contracts that deliver more revenue for FQHCs.
2. Discovery and co-development of a customized plan.
3. Curated patient profiles, conveniently in the EHR.
4. Hands-on support and expert guidance on VBC.
5. Augmented support for risk, quality and care management.
6. Collaboration with other FQHCs.
7. Immediate, reliable revenue and shared savings opportunities.

“One of the beauties of Yuvo, at least for Metro, was the opportunity to begin our participation in the VBP world," says Dr. Rita Bilello, Chief Executive Officer, Metro Community Health Centers.

"When Metro first engaged with Yuvo, we were not VBP ‘ready.’ We were not given any opportunities by payors... Yuvo provided both the opportunity and the support for us to begin engagement with VBP.”

Technology powers a leap forward for FQHCs

Health technology is often rife with information gaps, months-long lag times for critical data and extra work for providers. That’s why we have focused on developing and deploying solutions that offer a comprehensive view of a patient’s health history in a way that is easily accessible, right at the point of care. We have already introduced this capability to several of our FQHC partners and are actively deploying it with others.  

This year we have also introduced new text messaging capabilities to aid in patient engagement and deployed a data warehouse that empowers FQHCs with the clarity and confidence to assign patient data from various sources to the right person.

Soon, we are excited to enable FQHCs with greater care management opportunities by providing real-time access to admission, discharge and transfer data and to make the data even easier to understand with enhanced visualization.

“Together, these tools create an ecosystem for providers, who gain the ability to identify and engage patients who need to be seen, a full picture of the patient’s health history and help managing treatments and follow-up care,” describes Sujata Bajaj, Yuvo Health Chief Technology Officer.

FQHC spotlight: seamless tech integrations equip providers at the point of care 

With technology provided by Yuvo Health, Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center (Addabbo) providers and team members can now view claims data, patient health history, admissions, discharges and transfer (ADT) data and more from multiple sources directly in their EHR.

This equips the Addabbo team with greater insights into open care gaps and suggested opportunities to close those gaps to drive quality improvement. Plus, automated documentation relieves the team of substantial administrative work.  

Now, providers can maximize their time with the patient and as a result, the Addabbo team can accomplish more in less time. 

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“Adopting the VIM Population Health Platform has been a transformative step for our organization."

- Dr. Ari Benjamin, Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center Chief Medical Officer

"The platform’s robust data capabilities have empowered our providers to make more informed clinical decisions, ultimately enhancing the quality of care we deliver to our patients," Dr. Benjamin continues. "We are excited about the potential of this tool to continue improving health outcomes for our community.”

In conclusion

We are thrilled to demonstrate how FQHCs can excel when they have access to the right resources. The achievement of shared savings in just the first year of our value-based contracting program is a testament to the untapped potential of FQHCs and further strengthens our resolve to extend our support to more health centers and their communities.

We’re building on early success and look forward to continuing to open the door to value-based care and sustainable futures for all FQHCs. As the wider healthcare system embraces and prioritizes collaboration, health centers are poised to emerge as the lynchpin to building robust care networks and healthier communities. At Yuvo Health, we’re excited to help turn that potential into reality. 

Read the report here. 

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