In Pursuit of Value

In a recent "Spotlight" profile by Trinity University website's news center, HCAD alum Tyler Wilson ('07 and '09) was featured for the work he is doing with value-based care at Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) in Colorado.  Specifically, Tyler serves as the National Director of Clinically Integrated Network Development & Integrity at CHI, where he provides direction for CHI's 12 clinically integrated networks (CINs) as they provide health services across the continuum of care with an emphasis on population health management and preventative care.  We're proud to hear about the work Tyler is doing with CHI, and you can read more about it by checking out his Trinity University Spotlight story here.


In our on-campus and executive graduate programs, HCAD students engage in conversations across multiple courses regarding the future of value-based care in our health care delivery system.  Whether discussing the policies surrounding value-based care in Health Services Organization & Policy, or brainstorming around innovative value-based approaches in Managerial Epidemiology, or debating the pros and cons of value-based models in Health Economics, the topics of value-based care and population health management lend themselves to fascinating conversations and questions about what the future of the health care delivery system may look like and what that may mean for health care organizations.  For example, will we reach the vision of value-based care and population health management?  Will we see the spread of capitation models?  Will current efforts surrounding population health management be looked upon in the future as a "bandwagon fad"?  Can we realize the Triple Aim through value-based care, and if so, what steps need to be taken?  Will hospitals and hospital-based systems fully embrace and pursue strategies that work to keep patients out of the hospital?

In Tyler's Spotlight profile, he also speaks to the value of his experiences at Trinity University and how they have helped him make critical connections in his career.  Describing his graduate educational experiences as "invaluable," Tyler notes that "it is a great value to have the ability to connect the dots and see how entities interact along the continuum of care."  It gives us great pride to see our students and alumni find value in their graduate education, and to see them then pursue efforts in their work to generate and promote value in our health care delivery system.  From the classroom to the community, we continue to share the common pursuit of value!

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