Most healthcare organizations already provide the kind of care that value-based models are designed to reward—treating chronic conditions holistically, managing population risk, and addressing social drivers of health. What often falls short is building the operational structure that makes these initiatives measurable, reimbursable, and durable over the long haul.
Programs that add operational weight without a clear revenue path tend to stall before they pay off.
Moving beyond initial CMMI model readiness requires long-term sustainability. Margins are thin, teams are stretched, and quality expectations continue to rise. This session addresses how healthcare organizations can embed whole-person care priorities into core operations so they generate value, support care teams, and remain financially viable under real-world constraints.
Session Focus: September 10, 2026
Session 2: Sustainability Through Population Health and Whole-Person Care
This session moves from near-term readiness to long-term durability: how whole-person care priorities become measurable, fundable, and operationally sustainable.
Key Focus Areas:
Embedded Population Health: Integrating risk stratification and care management directly into frontline care delivery, tied to outcomes your organization is paid to improve.
Reimbursable Specialty Pathways: Structuring high-impact programs—including women’s health, Food as Medicine, and GUIDE (dementia care)—around sustainable payment pathways rather than unfunded grant or program activity.
Workforce & Capacity Extension: Designing care teams, community partnerships, and technology to extend clinical bandwidth without adding administrative burden or burn-out.
Executive Alignment: Establishing clear cross-functional accountability across finance, operations, and clinical leadership to protect program longevity.
Our Purpose
Connex Partners is convening this executive roundtable with SmartRise Health facilitating and moderating the discussion.
The format is confidential, peer-informed, and professionally moderated: a structured forum for comparing what is working, what remains unresolved, and what leaders should prioritize next. It is built for decision support, not passive content.
This executive session is designed to help leadership teams:
Locate value leaks: Convert care already being delivered into documented, reimbursable activity.
Benchmark sustainability: Compare resource allocation strategies with peers navigating thin margins.
Align cross-functional ownership: Clarify who owns program success across clinical, operational, and financial teams.
About the Hosts
Presented By: Connex Partners
Connex Partners is a curated executive membership community for senior healthcare and HR leaders, built on candid peer exchange, confidential intelligence, and executive trust.
Facilitated & Moderated By: SmartRise Health
SmartRise Health is a value-based care advisory firm that helps healthcare organizations translate population health and whole-person care strategy into operating and financial reality.
Reserve Your Seat
Seats are strictly limited to maintain an intimate environment, and the discussion agenda is shaped directly by the leaders in the room.