Value-based Care
Analytics Certificate Program

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Curated for VBC Organizations and led by CareJourney®’s analysts and industry experts, the program is designed to address the critical business questions faced by decision-makers taking on risk-based payment models. These questions and use cases have been developed in partnership with our 140+ members that are industry leaders in value-based care.

How it Works

Whether you are very familiar or starting your journey with value-based care, our goal is to empower you with the right insights to identify opportunities for reducing costs and improving patient outcomes. VBC organizations will come together to learn how to use data to inform business and clinical decisions, network with their peers, share best practices, and leave with a strong data foundation for achieving value-based care success.

By participating in this program, you will learn how to use data and analytics to:

Increase your understanding of alternative payment models.

Evaluate value-based care models that improve patient outcomes.

Design and manage highly-functional networks of providers and facilities.

Program Dates

Virtual

Learners will meet for a virtual workshop led by CareJourney experts. Our virtual program includes two half-day sessions, typically hosted 12:30pm – 5:00pm EST.

January 15th & 16th, 2025 – SOLD OUT
February 25th & 26th, 2025
March 26th & 27th, 2025

Program Description

Our certificate program features use-case driven content and includes a combination of presentations, discussions and hands-on data exercises.

Sessions on VBC models and critical questions for healthcare professionals taking on
risk-based contracts.

  • Challenges and trends amongst value-based organizations
  • A framework for approaching the shift to value
  • A lesson on health equity and why it should be a priority

Lessons on the building blocks of VBC data and analytics including hands-on exercises to reinforce concepts.

  • A deep dive on data sources, episoding, taxonomy and quality measures
  • A “how to” on alternative payment model benchmarking
  • Strategies for assessing and growing a network

Who Should Attend?

Healthcare professionals at VBC organizations or those that serve VBC organizations will benefit
from this program. We encourage participating organizations to send multiple representatives from different departments including, but not limited to:

  • Director of Analytics
  • Chief Data and Analytics Officer
  • VP Performance Analytics

  • Director of Business Development
  • Network Development Director
  • ACO Operations Director
  • Director of Clinical Performance

  • Director of Case Management
  • Director/VP of Population Health
  • Director of Population Health Analytics

  • VP of Performance Management
  • VP of Growth and Strategy
  • Chief Medical Officer
  • CEO and President

Session Format

Our typical agenda starts off with a program kick-off and an overview of the VBC landscape led by one of CareJourney’s industry experts. We’ll uncover what strategies you can adopt to succeed in VBC. We’ll also dive deeper into the data building blocks used in performance analysis and decision-making. The agenda will focus heavily on hands-on exercises showing how an organization would use analytics to understand their benchmark, project their utilization, identify growth opportunities, and uncover insights on health equity opportunities. The program will also offer attendees with opportunities to network with similar organizations and individuals leading the charge in VBC.

Typical Program Agenda

Day 1
1:00pm Program Kick Off
2:00pm Data Building Blocks: Data Sources
2:30pm Hands On: Introduction to Benchmarking
4:00pm Hot Topics in VBC: Post-Acute Care
Day 2
1:00pm Data Building Blocks: Episodes & Taxonomy
2:00pm Hands On: Assessing a Network
3:00pm Building Block & Hands On: Quality Measures
4:00pm Wrap Up Discussion

Program Costs

The total cost for the program is $1,900. Scholarships are available. The program is free for CareJourney Members. Organizations in risk-based contracts may qualify for a scholarship. Apply now to see if you qualify.

How to Enroll

The certificate program will be offered on multiple dates and formats, which are subject to change at CareJourney’s discretion. To save a spot in an upcoming session, simply complete the form with your preferred date or contact your CareJourney representative.

For any questions, email info@carejourney.com.

Certificate and Community Support

After completing the program, participants will receive a certificate in VBC Analytics from CareJourney, as well as customized reports to begin their journey into value-base care. Learners will have the option to continue networking with their participating cohort, share best practices, and receive expert insights into value-based care by joining the CareJourney’s VBC Analytics LinkedIn community.

Learn From Industry Experts

Chief Strategy Officer of Arcadia

Aneesh Chopra
Advanced Payment Models Specialist

Erica Everhart
Chris Lester, VP, Product Strategy & Analytics
VP, Product Strategy & Analytics

Dr. Chris Lester

Chief Strategy Officer of Arcadia

Aneesh Chopra

Aneesh Chopra is the Chief Strategy Officer of Arcadia, a health data platform that acquired CareJourney, the company he co-founded in 2014.

He served as the first U.S. CTO (2009-2012) and authored “Innovative State: How New Technologies Can Transform Government” (2014).

He serves on the Boards of IntegraConnect, Virginia Center for Health Innovation, and Chairs the George Mason Innovation Advisory Council. He earned his master’s degree in public policy from Harvard Kennedy School and a bachelor’s degree from The Johns Hopkins University.

Advanced Payment Models Specialist

Erica Everhart

Chris Lester, VP, Product Strategy & Analytics

VP, Product Strategy & Analytics

Dr. Chris Lester

Chris Lester joined CareJourney in February 2017 and is serving as the VP of Product Strategy & Analytics. In this role, he oversees the development of novel algorithms that power CareJourney’s products as well as CareJourney’s research goals and partnerships. Chris comes to CareJourney from Equate Analytics, a company dedicated to helping consumers explore health insurance options, where he led their search engine marketing and data science efforts. Before that, Chris was an Office of Science Graduate Fellow at the Department Energy sifting through peta-bytes of data for new particle signatures at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. His efforts contributed to the discovery of the Higgs Boson, a particle central to the Standard Model of Particle Physics. Chris received a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in Experimental Particle Physics and B.S from Duke University in Physics and German Literature.

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FAQs

UPCOMING SESSIONS

January 15th & 16th - SOLD OUT

February 25th & 26th

March 26th & 27th

  • The ability to hear different perspectives, close gaps in understanding, and step away from the office for a few days to think about our VBC opportunities was unparalleled. The two-day structure with dinner was nice as well.

    Mark Reardon, SVP & Chief Quality Officer, Upstream
  • Phenomenal workshop that really allows the participant to get complex view of VBC and the different components of it. I am amazed at how much information was provided and insights on how to manipulate data.

    Karen Acevedo, Sr. Clinical Operations Manager, RubiconMD
  • I am amazed how much CareJourney has prepared; it was my first "formal" course on Value-based Care analytics. Combined with latest findings and open data examples, I would like to have many of my team members take this class. 

    Yubin Park, Chief Analytics Officer, Apollo Med
  • [The benchmarking exercise] was one of the best sections of the training. I believe calculation of benchmarks is a struggle that many organizations face but the CareJourney data was very useful to walk through and analyze in order to make strategic decisions.

    Morgan Mendis, Director of Health Economics, Suvida Healthcare

FAQs

Is this program right for me? By participating in this course you will learn how to gain market intelligence, build and expand high-performing PCP and specialist networks, identify care and performance gaps, and improve patient outcomes. If you are looking to succeed in value-based care by leveraging data, this program is right for you.

What will I receive after completing the course? You will receive an official Value-based Care Analytics Certificate to share on LinkedIn and in your resume. You will also receive custom reports curated specifically for your organization’s needs, so you can kickstart your value-based care journey with financial and cohort benchmarks to measure against.

I am not available on the date the certificate is offered. Can I attend another time? The Value-based Care Analytics Certificate Program will be offered multiple dates throughout the year, so you can pick a date that best works for you.

What background knowledge is necessary? Basic health care knowledge and insight into your organization’s payment models.

Will I earn university credit for completing the certificate? At this moment, we are not offering education credits. Upon completion, you may add the certificate on your LinkedIn profile and to your resume to demonstrate your mastery of value-based care analytics.

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