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Breaking the Pattern: Reimbursement Battles are Challenging the Adoption of Value-Based Maternity Care. Here’s How We Find Balance and Win Together
Before we get started, let’s once again state the obvious. Value-based care models offer tremendous promise for positively impacting maternal health outcomes in this country. And, implementing such a model is very complicated. It’s not as simple as steering patients...
Depression During Pregnancy: How Lifeline Medical Associates Is Reducing Stigma and Increasing Access to Maternal Mental Health Support for Expectant Moms
For many women, the pregnancy journey, and ultimately the transition to motherhood, is not an easy path. It can be filled with uncertainty, fear, anxiety and often, depression. In fact, depression is one of the most common medical complications during...
Why Record Funding in Women’s Health Doesn’t Necessarily Guarantee the Success We Seek
By Leah Sparks - Founder and CEO - After passing the $10 billion mark for the first time in 2020, digital health funding experienced a relentless surge in 2021, doubling to more than $20 billion before the year was even over....
Driving Innovation in Women’s Health for Employers – How Payer Organizations Can Lead the Way
As the great resignation and rising healthcare costs continue to apply pressure on U.S. employers, one of the most critical issues for organizations is how to respond more effectively to the health and well-being needs of women workers. According to McKinsey’s...
Digital Activation of Patients Is a Requirement for Success in Value-Based Maternity Care
When launching a value-based care model for maternity, there are many factors that will influence how successful the approach will be. One of the most critical pieces is your ability to digitally activate patients. It’s universally accepted that any value-based...
Timely Issues Featured in American Hospital Association’s 2022 Environmental Scan Can Be Supported and Improved by the Advancement of Value-Based Care Models
The American Hospital Association (AHA) recently published its 2022 Environmental Scan, which focused on several timely issues impacting the healthcare industry. They included: The financial and operational challenges of the system Workforce shortages, resiliency and the future of work Health equity, including digital...
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Bridging Gaps in Women's Health: Day Zero with Wildflower Founder Leah Sparks
Wildflower Founder Leah Sparks sits down with the Day Zero Podcast to talk about the company's founding, and its future plans to usher in a new era for women's health.
April 20, 2022
Wildflower Strengthens Leadership Team Following Announcement of Latest Financing Round
Wildflower has filled two important leadership roles with proven industry veterans after naming Sara Teppema as Chief Actuary and Mark Miller as Chief Commercial Officer.
March 23, 2022
Wildflower Health Announces $26 Million Financing Round to Support National Expansion of Value-Based Maternity Care Offerings
Wildflower Health has announced the close of a new financing round of $26 million. The round was led by TT Capital Partners with participation from existing investors, including Providence Ventures, Health Enterprise Partners, Hatteras Venture Partners, and Echo Health Ventures. In addition to increasing its financial commitment in Wildflower, Providence also has expanded its contract with Wildflower to include installation of Wildflower’s solution for value-based maternity care across its Southern California region.
March 8, 2022
Enlace Health Partners with Wildflower Health to Deliver a Turnkey, Value-Based Care Maternity Bundle
Enlace Health (formerly Aver) and Wildflower Health have announced a strategic partnership that enables an innovative new solution for the OB and newborn episode and addresses the growing interest and demand for a value-based approach to maternity care. The two companies are collaborating to deliver a comprehensive, turnkey, maternity bundle that fully operationalizes value-based care for OB providers, including helping them evaluate and design VBC models alongside payers; installing both digital health and point-of-care decision support tools; adapting current workflows to VBC requirements and continuously processing data, both for leveraging key clinical metrics in real-time, as well as managing financial payments, reconciliations, and outcomes measurement.
November 17, 2021