The University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business continues to be recognized as a top-10 program for entrepreneurship. In new rankings from U.S. News &
Experts discuss tools needed to implement value-based care Patrick Jones | Jun 4, 2021
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In a panel entitled “Making the Transition to Value” for the school’s Global Value-Based Symposium, the speakers included Marc Bennett, president and CEO of Comagine, Stephen Neeleman, vice chairman and founder of HealthEquity, Greg Poulsen, senior vice president of Intermountain Healthcare and Eric Weaver, executive director of the Accountable Care Learning Collaborative at Western Governors University.
The panelists highlighted the importance of gathering a team first. The team should be multi-disciplinary and committed to the value-based system and quality assurance. According to Poulsen, value-based care cannot happen without the construction of a team who all have the same goals.
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WEST JORDAN – Jody Ware has been earning his paycheck from inside his West Jordan home since the pandemic began. I ve been wanting to do it for years, so this is like a dream come true, said Ware.
His bosses sent him home with a laptop, extra monitor and other equipment he needed to do his job. The company even kicked in a little extra cash. They give us a little bit of an allowance for the internet because it has to be at a certain rate, said Ware.
His biggest expense so far has been a $100 office chair. He believes that has been more than offset by the added convenience. I don t have the commute anymore. I m saving a whole bunch of money on fuel, said Ware. Even groceries have been cheaper.
Exclusive: Utah leaders went rogue in early coronavirus response, emails from health experts show
Documents reveal a power struggle between state budget managers and public health officials.
(Scott Sommerdorf | Tribune file photo) Kristen Cox, Executive Director of the Utah Office of Management and Budget, turns to answer a question about the Governor s budget during Utah Governor Gary Herbert s visit with The Salt Lake Tribune editorial board Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017. Cox has since left state office but email correspondence shows her department was heavily in Utah’s early coronavirus response. | Updated: Jan. 4, 2021, 2:39 p.m.
The powerful state budget managers who controlled key parts of Utah’s initial coronavirus response were skeptical about the value of medical expertise in handling the crisis and made repeated attempts to resist or subvert health officials, according to records obtained by The Salt Lake Tribune.