Build a value-based care strategy without the guesswork.
Access trusted strategists who've led real-world transformation — from readiness assessments to care coordination and risk-contract management. We help you turn potential into progress.
The reality
Everyone's talking value-based care. Few are actually ready.
Value-based care promises transformational gains. But most organizations aren't prepared to move from fee-for-service to risk safely or effectively. Six gaps stand in the way.
Fragmented care coordination
When care is siloed across departments and providers, patients fall through the cracks — driving poor outcomes and avoidable cost.
No quality-measurement framework
Without clear processes to track and improve quality metrics, organizations risk poor performance ratings and missed shared savings.
Limited risk-management capability
Frontline teams lack the tools and training to manage high-risk patients effectively — leading to avoidable hospitalizations and cost.
Unclear ROI on initiatives
Value-based programs often run in isolation, with murky ROI and little connection to broader clinical or financial goals.
Resistance to change
Concerns about financial risk, workflow disruption, and measurement burden fuel skepticism from clinicians and leadership alike.
No clear value-based strategy
Teams move without a defined problem to solve, a clear owner, or a sequenced plan to get from volume to value.
These challenges are solvable — with the right expertise and approach.
How we help
Value-based care solution areas.
Expert support for healthcare teams moving from volume to value — across the full transition.
Population health & risk stratification
Segment populations and prioritize interventions using real-world utilization, outcomes, and cost patterns.
Quality metrics & contract performance
Strengthen HEDIS, star ratings, and value-based contract performance with clear measurement and improvement cycles.
Care coordination & care management
Reduce leakage and readmissions with integrated care models that align clinicians, care managers, and community partners.
Risk contracting & shared savings
Navigate downside risk, shared savings, and payer partnerships with practical models matched to your readiness.
Network & ACO strategy
Align specialists, primary care, and post-acute partners around shared goals, attribution, and incentive design.
Regulatory & program alignment
Stay aligned with CMS programs, MIPS, and evolving policy requirements — without slowing clinical operations.
Ways to engage
Three ways to bring a value-based care expert into the work.
Start small or go deep. Every expert is bookable for a focused consult, a scoped project, or an ongoing fractional role — on transparent terms, with the right person matched to where you are in the transition.
Consult
Single session · same week
Pressure-test a decision, get a second opinion, or unblock a specific question in a focused working session with a vetted expert.
- 30–60 minute working session
- Transparent, fixed price
- Book in minutes, no RFP
Project
Scoped · weeks to months
A defined engagement with clear deliverables — a readiness assessment, a quality-improvement sprint, or a risk-contract model built with you.
- Defined scope & milestones
- Named expert or small team
- Fixed or milestone pricing
Fractional
Embedded · ongoing
Ongoing leadership capacity without a full-time hire — an experienced operator who carries the work week over week as you scale.
- Part-time embedded leadership
- Recurring weekly cadence
- Scales up or down with need
Not sure which fits? Start with a consult and scale from there.
Get started →The roster
Value-based care experts.
A growing roster of advisors with experience from top health systems, payers, and ACOs — available for brief consults, defined projects, and fractional leadership.
+40Care Transformation Studio lets your organization leverage a deep, diverse cadre of leaders in the value-based care space — committed to accelerating the transformation of healthcare delivery, globally and individually.
Becki BakerValue-Based Care Practice Area Lead, Care Transformation Studio
A buyer's guide to freelance & fractional
A practical playbook for engaging trusted talent in a changing healthcare landscape — how to scope, vet, and structure value-based care engagements.
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