M-RCBG Senior Fellow-Led Study Group: Roshini Moodley Naidoo
Wednesday, December 4, 4:15-6:00pm M-RCBG Conference Room: Belfer-102
This session is the first in a series examining the dynamics of a health care Value-Based Contract (VBC), by exploring how VBC’s are defined, designed, implemented, and scaled. In the U.S., projections estimate that VBC coverage will expand to a quarter of the population by 2027. Contextual factors such as the growth in Medicare Advantage, expansion of primary care services, and growth in Medicare Shared Savings Program are important enablers of VBC coverage. These factors, however, do not detract from the reality that VBC models are operationally complex, requiring significant investment in organizational capabilities and infrastructure. An additional complexity is that VBC usually accrue only in the medium-long term. In this foundational session, we will unpack the motivations, challenges and opportunities facing health care executives, with designing, implementing, and evaluating value-based contracts. Using industry best practice examples, we will examine the external contextual and internal organizational enablers of VBC, explore the financial risk transfer mechanisms, and quality gains offered by value-based contracts, and the portability of these contracts across different operating ecosystems. Subsequent sessions will explore innovative changes and new opportunities shaping VBC’s.
This study group / discussion is open to all HUID holders. Registration is not necessary.
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Dr. Roshini Naidoo is a globally experienced physician leader, corporate executive, board member, risk specialist and health care equity champion. Dr. Naidoo served as the Executive Head of Health Risk Management at Discovery Health, a publicly listed health care administrator in South Africa, and part of a global health and wellness operating structure in Europe, North America, Asia and Africa. She held financial oversight for 19 health plans and a membership of 3.5 million. Dr. Naidoo led transformative initiatives that shifted transactional fee-for-service health care systems to value-based care platforms through novel provider contracting instruments, risk management strategies, population health programs, and predictive data care models. She established a Quality Improvement business function aimed at improving patient empowerment and outcomes of care. Dr. Naidoo is a Professor of Practice at the College of Health Solutions, at Arizona State University where she instructs on post-pandemic Health Care Systems. She previously served as the first international Fellow of the patient safety organization, The Leapfrog Group, and led the publication of quality of care ratings of private hospitals in South Africa. While at Oxfam America, Dr. Naidoo led a study with The Coca-Cola Company and SABMiller to examine the social and economic impact of corporate policies and operations on poverty reduction. A precursor to ESG studies, the poverty impact analysis was profiled by the UN Global Compact. Dr. Naidoo is a member of the Board of the Africa Academy for Public Health, serving as the Chairperson of the Finance and Administration committee. Dr. Naidoo previously served as a Director on the Board of Save the Children South Africa, and the Board of Health Quality Assurance (HQA). Dr. Naidoo earned her MBA from Harvard Business School, and her MPH from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She served as a Harvard Business School Service Leadership Fellow and a Harvard South Africa Fellow. A medical doctor, Dr. Naidoo earned her MBChB from the Nelson Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal. Dr. Naidoo’s research involves health care equity, the governance of health care AI technologies, and the use of predictive data models in real-time clinical decision making. Her faculty advisor is Joseph Newhouse, John D. MacArthur Research Professor of Health Policy and Management at Harvard University. Email: rmoodleynaidoo@hks.harvard.edu