This episode features Dr. Venkat Mothkur, Senior Divisional Strategy Consultant of Key Provider Contracting at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma & Texas. Here, he discusses his recent career move to Blue Cross and Blue Shield, his focus on automating processes for clinicians & revenue cycle, and more. Want to network with peers and hear more conversations like this? Apply to be one of our complimentary guest reviewers at our upcoming HIT + Digital Health + RCM Meeting Oct, 3-6 2023 here.
Summary
Summary: Dr. Venkat Mothkur on Healthcare Automation Opportunities and Headwinds
Introduction
This episode features Dr. Venkat Mothkur, Senior Divisional Strategy Consultant of Key Provider Contracting at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma & Texas. Here, he discusses his recent career move to Blue Cross and Blue Shield, his focus on automating processes for clinicians & revenue cycle, and more.
Networking Opportunity
Want to network with peers and hear more conversations like this? Apply to be one of our complimentary guest reviewers at our upcoming HIT + Digital Health + RCM Meeting Oct, 3-6 2023 here.
Opportunities and Headwinds in Healthcare
Ven Moer, who's the former corporate clinical revenue cycle management leader at Franciscan Health and is now with HCSC as the senior divisional strategy consultant of key provider partnerships at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, discusses opportunities and headwinds in healthcare. He notes that there are many opportunities when it comes to automation, such as coding, clinical documentation, denials management, and access. He also notes headwinds, such as staffing shortages, and suggests virtual care, hospital at home models, remote patient monitoring, and palliative care as ways to add value and grow over the next couple years. Finally, he recommends automating coding and denials management, as well as utilizing documentation automation tools to reduce clinician burden.
The Future of Healthcare
I see health systems needing to work more closely with payers on post-acute partnerships and growing their clinically integrated networks and ACOs. Moving away from fee-for-service towards value-based care models like LAN four and LAN five models that take on more risk is the way forward. Becker's Healthcare has launched my bhc, which offers content, connections, events, and learning opportunities for healthcare leaders.
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This episode aired on 06/21/2023 and can be listened here.
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