Integrated Care Gets A Leg Up With Virtual First

Plugging into systems for integrated “whole person” care is increasingly an imperative for all provider organizations—whether they offer primary or specialty care and whether they provide digital, in-person, or hybrid services. That imperative is driven by payer preference—for the better clinical outcomes and reduced costs that integrated approaches can yield.

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to integrated care (our team recently outlined seven current approaches to integration (see Seven Specialty Provider Organization Approaches To Giving Consumers A “Whole Person” Integrated Care Experience). These models are not mutually exclusive. Not all consumers want to access . . .