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ConcertoCare’s Medical Director of Behavioral Health Alexis Freedberg, MD, recently published a study about Excoriation Disorder in Older Adults.

At ConcertoCare, we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of privacy and data security in the healthcare services we provide across the United States. We are proud to be HITRUST Certified and SOC2 Type 2 accredited.

The role of Palliative care as an integrated element of cardiology continues to grow, allowing cardiology care teams more opportunities to introduce processes such as advance care planning as part of ongoing treatment. A recent study led by ConcertoCare Medical Director Todd Barrett, MD, examined the unique perspectives of cardiac ...

Patients with heart failure frequently have significant disease burden and complex care needs. However, a recent study examined how integrating palliative care as part of the greater care management of these patients can help to decrease symptom burden throughout the illness. The outcomes of the study found that integrating palliative ...

The characteristics of patients undergoing outpatient evaluation for advanced cardiac therapies are largely unknown, and there may be commonalities among them that could unlock preventive strategies to reduce future risk. To better understand the demographics of advanced therapy patients, the study aimed to examine the life differences among patients undergoing ...

There are many ways that palliative care can support patients with heart failure, but its role among patients who are considering or are already using advanced cardiac therapies is uncertain. To better understand how providers can assist patients who are considering palliative care, a recent study captured referring providers’ perspectives. ...

NEW YORK, December 2, 2023 – ConcertoCare announced today that its Chairman and CEO, Dr. Julian Harris, was recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare of 2023 . This prestigious recognition program acknowledges and honors individuals who are deemed by their peers and ...

As part of its July 2022 Health Parity Summit, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) convened a payment and financing workgroup consisting of five health policy experts, including ConcertoCare CEO Dr. Julian Harris.

Using medical spending claims and other enrollment data, the study assessed the demographic and clinical characteristics, medical spending, and clinical event rates of patients in the ACO and its high-risk care management program.

Commercial accountable care organization (ACO) contracts attempt to mitigate spending growth, but past evaluations have been limited to continuously enrolled ACO members in health maintenance organization (HMO) plans, excluding many members.

Hospice News spoke with a group of industry leaders — from publicly traded companies, private firms and nonprofit organizations — about the major trends and most pressing concerns on their radar for 2023. Our CEO Julian Harris, MD, MBA shared his thoughts on how threats from COVID-19 and other health regulations will play a role for seniors to receive care. Read more...

Decision making for a TAH is complex. There is an urgency and patients do not always have capacity. Identifying legal decision makers and social support is critical. The surrogate decision makers should be included in preparedness planning including discussions about end-of-life care and treatment discontinuation. Having palliative care as members of the interdisciplinary mechanical circulatory support team can assist in these preparedness conversations.

Through a brief survey to attendees at the 2022 International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation Conference in Boston, Massachusetts. Nearly half of the participants in our survey reported that they or a coworker had experienced the threat of physical violence and 12% experienced actual acts of violence. The study fills an important gap in the evidence by adding heart and lung organ transplantation programs to the list of settings in which workplace violence is very likely to occur. The reasons for an increased likelihood of violence against transplant program providers and highlight ways to mitigate the risk for violence in this setting.

ConcertoCare CEO Julian Harris, MD, MBA shares his outlook for 2023 on how health IT systems will shape care delivery for seniors and its impact to coordinated care, both in and out of the home. Read more...

Race/ethnicity and language-based disparities exist at every process level within a large health system's care management program, from selection to outreach. These results underscore the importance of assessing for disparities not just in outcomes but also in program processes, to prevent population health innovations from inadvertently creating new inequities.

Healthcare’s most vulnerable patients meet a fragmented system when they seek to simultaneously address chronic comorbidities, behavioral health challenges, and social needs. In response, ConcertoCare employs a multidisciplinary team and offers an integrated approach to clinical care, behavioral health, and social services.

Drawing on his perspectives from clinical, innovation and policy ConcertoCare CEO Julian Harris describes how he thinks about the different levers that can be adjusted to improve quality while ensuring that healthcare is affordable. He talks about the main goal of incentivizing providers to practice evidence-based medicine and adjusting key levers including the number of people covered.

ConcertoCare moves beyond just caring for patient and includes caregivers and key stakeholders in our approach to delivering holistic and comprehensive care.

ConcertoCare featured in Hospice News as an expanding option for palliative care. https://hospicenews.com/2022/05/04/providers-navigate-fragmented-payment-system-to-bring-palliative-care-to-patients/

ConcertoCare featured in HealthTech as a stand-out participant in ViVE 2022 https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2022/03/vive-2022-making-value-based-care-widespread-reality-healthcare

ConcertoCare featured as an exceptional home health agency that delivers results and outcomes for health systems. https://www.modernhealthcare.com/post-acute-care/more-health-systems-enter-joint-ventures-home-health-agencies

Recorded Roundtable on The Future of Value-Based Care - A panel discussion featuring Julian Harris, MD, MBA, Lynn Barr, MPH, Mark McClellan, Jeff Micklos and Elizabeth Mitchell.

Great feature in Chief Healthcare Executive with our CMO, Amy Flaster and CGO, Nevada Griffin: "ConcertoCare touts tech platform with a personal touch in home healthcare"

Amy Flaster, MD, MBA, started her session with a discussion about the ongoing U.S. healthcare reform—a topic that remains top of mind and requires continued work in this country.

Flaster sat down with HHCN to talk about the importance of empathy and why leaders should pay attention to what their industry peers are doing.

ConcertoCare, the nation's leading in-home value-based primary and complex care provider for seniors and other adults with chronic health and social needs, proudly announces the selection of the company's Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Amy Flaster, MD, MBA, to Aging Media Network's Future Leaders Class of 2021 in the Home Health and Home Care category.

ConcertoCare, the leading integrated in-home care provider for adults and seniors with complex health care needs, today announced the continued expansion of its executive leadership team with the addition of Rachel Grace as Chief People Officer.

I believe that if we are doing the right thing to take care of patients, everything else will take care of itself.

Direct contracting is quickly becoming one of the most prominent examples of the overall shift to value-based care.

“Caregivers play a key role in the ecosystem of care at home – they help another person with the tasks of everyday life,” Amy Flaster, chief medical officer for ConcertoCare, says.

Napa Valley resident Nevada Griffin has been named Chief Growth Officer at ConcertoCare — a risk-bearing senior care provider — where he will lead growth strategy, business development and marketing as the company expands its in-home product offerings for seniors nationwide, said a news release.

ConcertoCare appointed Amy Flaster, MD, MBA as chief medical officer.

Chutes & Ladders, our roundup of hirings, firings and retirings throughout the industry. ConcertoCare , a risk-bearing senior care provider, announced Nevada Griffin has been named chief growth officer .

ConcertoCare, a leading risk-bearing senior care provider, today announced Nevada Griffin has been named Chief Growth Officer and will lead growth strategy, business development and marketing as the company expands its in-home product offerings for seniors nationwide.

ConcertoCare, a risk-based senior healthcare provider, appointed Amy Flaster, M.D., its chief medical officer.

Dr. Julian Harris named chairman and CEO at ConcertoCare

ConcertoCare, a risk-based senior health care provider, announced the appointment of Dr. Amy Flaster as chief medical officer.

The new ConcertoCare will be led by an executive leadership team with deep experience heading Medicare and Medicaid risk-bearing provider organizations and technologically advanced health care businesses.

Together, the companies will operate under the name “ConcertoCare.”

In the months and years ahead, a key priority for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will be supporting and stabilizing states in their provision of Medicaid.

Leading direct-to-consumer at-home testing and health insights company, ​LetsGetChecked​, has today announced a partnership with premier home-based complex care provider, ​ConcertoHealth​, allowing it to provide its FDA EUA authorized Coronavirus (COVID-19) Sure-Track tests to at-risk individuals who, because of their age, severe medical problems, low income, or disabilities...

Working With Local Health Departments, Program Includes In-Home Testing, Treatment and Post-Acute Care for the Frail and Vulnerable ALISO VIEJO, Calif., May 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ConcertoHealth®, the nation’s leading risk-bearing provider of in-home, field-based complex care for high-cost and rising-risk populations, today announced it is working with county Departments of Health in Washington...