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3 steps for executing an effective consumer-driven physician strategy

Dr. Ward
December 1, 2020
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ACO Strategy, Care Relationship Management, COVID-19, Provider-based Care Management

Read new article co-authored by BDC Advisors colleagues in the journal of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)

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Richard E. Ward, MD, MBA, CEO of Reward Health. Also physician, health care analytics and informatics innovator, husband, father, tenor & gradually improving swimmer

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