Director of Information Security, Vytalize Health

That’s because whilst care improves materially when providers are enrolled in ACOs, studies have found that enrolment in these programs has dropped over recent years. One report suggests it’s because of an elevated ‘downside risk’, through which providers could in fact lose money by failing to hit specific ACO targets. This means it’s crucial that an ACO can offer genuinely business-optimization solutions, to incentivize a provider’s enrolment in the program.

Vitalyze Health is clearly performing well in this regard. It’s working with hundreds of providers across a number of states. This, along with plans to extend its coverage to every US state, reflect a company that’s struck the right balance between promoting both patient and business outcomes. And with significant funding, the company is on its way towards accelerating growth and moving towards its goal of strengthening primary care practices.