MW: There’s been a lot of talk about shifting to value-based care, under which payment would theoretically be based on the quality of care, rather than the services used. Read: Health savings accounts are a crown jewel of ‘Trump care’ I relish the opportunity to work with our clients to help them benefit from that uncertainty. It seems like an opportunity to capture them, if you’re a health system in a leadership role versus one that’s weak at heart. There might be increased competition for patients that are economically attractive to these health systems. Making sure that you cater to their incremental levels of responsibility and risk and choice is going to be the smart option. The patient is going to play a more important role. “‘The interesting thing about uncertainty is it tends to freeze out those that are more timid they sideline themselves.- That means the ones who have the courage to lead can take the lead at a much lower cost than they would normally.’ ” - Olivier Kharraz, founder of Zocdoc It plans to release new products this year, Kharraz said. Zocdoc, which was valued at $1.8 billion as of its last funding round, in August 2015, says that more than 6 million patients use the platform each month. and later left McKinsey to start Zocdoc in 2007. Seeking a return to business, he joined McKinsey & Co. But he also has a background in entrepreneurship, founding an online company - his first startup - after high school. Kharraz, who comes from a long line of doctors, practiced as an intensive-care physician in Germany. It’s a massive, massive problem for our health-care system.” And for doctors, he said, if “a time slot passes, if they haven’t seen a patient, they cannot sell this again and cannot use their time in any way. Having to wait several months to see the doctor is “completely unacceptable when you’re sick or in pain,” said Chief Executive Oliver Kharraz, a Zocdoc co-founder. Doctors, too, were losing out when patients canceled at the last minute, failed to show up or rescheduled appointments.
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