Blogs

Uncovering and explaining how the value-based care landscape is changing – and changing us.

Mar 27, 2025

The First 90 Days: Critical Success Factors for Value-Based Care Implementation

In a recent webinar, Accorded CEO Frank Cheung and Value Strategies President & Former Aetna Vice President Eric Fennel shared critical insights on operationalizing value-based care agreements, emphasizing preparation, communication, and analytics as key drivers for successful implementation. Learn how to navigate the crucial first 90 days, establish effective communication cadences, set meaningful performance metrics, and leverage your own analytics capabilities to drive better outcomes with health plan partners.

Mar 19, 2025

Foundations for Success: Preparing for Value-Based Care Implementation

In a recent webinar, Accorded CEO Frank Cheung and Value Strategies President & Former Aetna Vice President Eric Fennel shared critical insights on operationalizing value-based care agreements, emphasizing preparation, communication, and analytics as key drivers for successful implementation.

Dec 12, 2024

Unlocking Value-Based Care Success: The Role of Actuarial Analytics

At the recent DHNY Summit, our CEO, Frank Cheung, FSA, MAAA, moderated a panel that highlighted key considerations for providers when navigating from fee-for-service to value-based care models.

Dec 5, 2024

From Provider to Risk Bearer: The Evolution of Healthcare Analytics

At the recent Zus Summit, an invite-only gathering of healthcare leaders focused on accountable care, our CEO, Frank Cheung, FSA, MAAA, shared insights that resonated deeply with risk-bearing entities across the industry. One message stood out clearly: Actuarial analytics have become essential for success in value-based care.

In this blog post, we'll explore the critical role of actuarial analytics in risk-bearing success, examine the major challenges providers face in building these capabilities, and reveal how technology is democratizing access to these crucial insights.

Jul 12, 2024

Smashing Value-Based Care Analytics Bottlenecks: Scaling Actuarial Capabilities

In this blog post, we’ll dive into why data and actuarial analytics are crucial for value-based contracting (VBC), the common challenges providers face, and how our solutions can make a real difference.

Jul 2, 2024

5 Steps Before Rolling Out A Value-Based Contract

Diving into a value-based contract (VBC) isn’t easy, but breaking it into key milestones can make it easier. In this blog by CEO, Co-founder, and actuary, Frank Cheung, we’ll walk through 5 milestones you should meet before entering into a VBC.

Jun 11, 2024

Health Care Originals and Accorded Launch Partnership to Shed Light on the Claims Costs of Asthma & COPD

CEOs Frank Cheung and Sharon Samjitsingh, with CMO Dr. Jennifer Chambers, Bring Exclusive Data to the Anticipated AHIP Panel

May 28, 2024

3 Biggest Challenges for Actuaries in Value-Based Care

In the value-based care (VBC) space, actuaries have their work cut out. They juggle a lot, from handling tons of requests to finding the right balance between speed and detail. In this blog by Accorded Co-Founder and CEO Frank Cheung, we explore the 3 biggest challenges for actuaries in VBC and how Acumen, the actuarial data transformation platform, makes their job easier and more efficient.