Collaborative Health Systems Celebrates New Value-Based Care Joint Venture in Connecticut

TAMPA, Fla. (Dec. 8, 2023) – Collaborative Health Systems (CHS), a health management services organization and wholly owned subsidiary of Centene Corporation, recently celebrated a new value-based care joint venture with the Connecticut State Medical Society – Independent Practice Association designed to give its network of independent providers greater opportunity to improve patient care and outcomes and lower costs for their Medicare Advantage patients.

  “Collaborative Health Systems is excited to expand our relationship with our providers in Connecticut by offering a value-based care option,” said Brian Steele, DO, chief medical officer at CHS.

  The new joint venture grants participating providers access to Collaborative Health System’s data analytics, provider management, population health tools, and in-market support providers need to deliver value-based care to help patients live their healthiest lives.

“It’s great to have established this joint venture with Collaborative Health Systems,” said David Thompson, MD, president and chief medical officer of the Connecticut State Medical Society – Independent Practice Association. “Value-based care is changing the way we look at health care by focusing on the patient and identifying the early signs of disease to provide the most effective treatment.”

Collaborative Health Systems is dedicated to helping independent providers achieve greater results and make the shift from volume to value.

“We hope to extend this value-based care approach to other Medicare Advantage partners in the near future,” Dr. Steele added.   ###   About Collaborative Health Systems  Collaborative Health Systems (CHS) is a management services organization that partners with independent primary care physicians as they move to value-based models. Its core belief is that primary care physicians are in the best position to influence the quality and cost of healthcare. CHS provides comprehensive support for its physician partners by providing management services, risk contracting and population health capabilities, including actionable data and other tools, to deliver care coordination and closure of gaps in care. CHS provides additional services to secure and deliver favorable value-based contracts with commercial and other health plans. CHS currently manages four REACH ACOs, six MSSP ACOs, and a Care Transformation Organization. CHS additionally contracts with private payers to help its providers expand their participation in value-based care across lines of business such as Medicare Advantage. CHS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Centene Corporation, a leading healthcare enterprise committed to helping people live healthier lives. For more information, visit www.CollaborativeHealthSystems.com.   About Connecticut State Medical Society – Independent Practice Association Connecticut State Medical Society- Independent Practice Association (CSMS-IPA) is a statewide, physician driven IPA, founded in 1986. The objective of CSMS-IPA is to build partnerships between business and medicine that support a value-based system of care. CSMS-IPA is dedicated to helping their physician network achieve the highest quality of care and the greatest patient satisfaction with the most efficient use of resources. The focus of CSMS-IPA will remain patient-centered and accountable to managing its patient population with the use of innovative resources and technology. Learn more at www.csms-ipa.com.