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The transformation to value-based care has mostly been led by Medicare, with 34% of traditional Medicare reimbursements already paid under an alternative payment model. And the transition has only just begun. However, this emphasis has left pediatric organizations struggling to apply value-based care to a very different population set.

Although HIMSS19 is way past us, ideas that struck a chord with who’s who of healthcare at the event are still reverberating across the nation, even two months later.

Once while I was scrolling through the news feed on my phone, there was one specific line that really made me wonder: “There’s a 40% chance of gusty and blustery winds today.”Statements such as this one strongly influence people’s behavior, as they are based on evidence or data findings from years of surveying, studying, and analyzing past trends and occurrences.

Healthcare organizations are unique beasts. One of the unique things is the number of different participating groups- health systems, payers, accountable care organizations, payers, just to name a few.

What is the current state of healthcare? Where does the healthcare stand today? Are we ahead of what people think or do we still have to long way to go?

Articles on social media channels that carry a sense of apprehension regarding the future of our healthcare system sadden me. However,  I learned a long time ago that you never win by arguing with the referee, and that the most logical way to react to apprehensions is to prove them wrong based on concrete evidence.