How Tufts CEO aims to overcome ‘fragmented’, ‘high-cost’ healthcare market

Burlington, Mass.-based Tufts Medicine has partnered with population health company Navvis to scale value-based capabilities across its system, which includes an academic medical center, three community hospitals, a home health organization and more than 2,300 physicians. The partnership aims to accelerate Tufts’ shift to value-based care and help address physician burnout, prioritize high-quality patient care and maintain cost savings by integrating care delivery across all settings.

How Tufts CEO aims to overcome 'fragmented', 'high-cost' healthcare market

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