Partnership to Feature Deployment of HealthMe’s Direct-Pay Platform to Power the OrthoForum Value Network, Expanding Patient and Employer Access to Value Based MSK Care
Naples, FL. February 27, 2024 -- HealthMe (https://healthmedocs.com), the leading platform in helping medical practices bundle, price, and transact their services with both self-pay patients and self-insured employers, announced a new strategic agreement with the OrthoForum Value Network (OVN) to serve the growing population of direct-pay patients and payers. The OVN combines the collective strength and coverage of more than 5,000 musculoskeletal physicians belonging to The OrthoForum and OrthoConnect.
The OrthoForum is a national specialty physician network whose membership includes many of the largest independently owned orthopedic practices in the United States and has established itself as one of the nation’s foremost authorities for orthopedic business management.
OVN members will benefit from the newest addition to the HealthMe platform called CareNav™. CareNav will help connect employers and patients with the OVN members’ transparently priced bundled care, including office visits, imaging, physical therapy, and surgical care. The agreement calls for HealthMe to work directly with OVN members to help them build and price their bundles and deploy them to the self-insured employer ecosystem.
“With their strong track record of building and deploying transparently-priced bundled care for many existing OVN members, HealthMe is a key strategic partner to enable our members to effectively navigate the dynamics of the direct-pay ecosystem. Self-insured employers are seeking ways to more easily access our members’ physicians and services. A platform with proven capabilities such as HealthMe will help us realize substantial growth in practice operations across the OVN,” commented Heath Kirschner, MBA, Executive Director of the OVN. “We have heard from many of our 5,000 physician members across 45 states that they seek to eliminate unnecessary complexities that get in the way of providing doctor directed, compassionate care to their patients. Our partnership with HealthMe is a major step forward in addressing this issue.”
The OVN / HealthMe partnership helps address many of the challenges in healthcare, particularly around pricing transparency and value for patients and their employers:
“As more employers continue to embrace direct contracting to take back control of their health plans and meaningfully effect their employees’ lives with better health benefits, our partnership with The OrthoForum Value Network highlights the critical role independent medical specialists play in this equation. With this partnership we can present transparently priced healthcare bundles directly to employers to accelerate access to care, eliminate inefficiencies we see with traditional third-party payment, and offset physician reimbursement pressures from other payors,” commented Michael Havig, MD, founder and CEO of HealthMe. “We recognize that independent and local medical practices are the foundation of quality, accessible care for the majority of Americans, and we are honored to partner with The OrthoForum to streamline an overly complex, and broken system by providing high quality, affordable patient care efficiently, saving patients money, and keeping care local.”
About HealthMe®
HealthMe is a visionary healthcare company committed to transforming the healthcare experience for providers, payors, and patients alike. With a focus on transparency, affordability, access, and personalized care, HealthMe’s direct pay and direct contracting solutions are redefining the healthcare payment landscape—especially for specialty care. HealthMe’s digital payment platform provides medical practices with a secure, proven solution to effectively serve the growing population of direct-pay patients and payers.
About OVN
The OrthoForum Value Network represents nation's leaders for MSK care, both operative and non-operative, and combines the collective strength and coverage of the OrthoForum and OrthoConnect to lead the transformation of musculoskeletal value-based care delivery. OVN connects employers and patients with the most appropriate, timely care through access to the nation’s most experienced, independent musculoskeletal professionals.
