With hopes of reducing overall healthcare spend, now at 18% of the GDP and rising, the government is looking to value-based care (VBC) to provide a better overall experience for people and reduce costs system-wide. ...
Josh Berg Joins Lifesprk As Director of Growth
Josh Berg. That name may sound familiar to you. Perhaps you’ve crossed paths with him at the Minnesota Department of Health where he was the Home Care & Assisted Living Program Manager. Or maybe you ...
Lifesprk Adds RN Case Management Services
Part of our job is to advocate for a better life experience. We’ve listened to our clients and families, our team, and you our partner, and we hear you – people want greater flexibility in ...
Show Me Your Data
Clients Want Better Health Outcomes, How Will You Show It? Healthcare buzz today is all about measurable outcomes, data, population health, and value-based care, as many health systems ramp up their efforts to reach triple ...
Best Health System Partners for Delivering Value-Based Care?
The joint venture partnership between Intermountain Healthcare and Lifesprk was according to Home Health Care News, one of the more interesting home care collaborations in 2018. Why did an $8 billion health system in Utah ...
Planting the Seeds for Population Health with Primary Care in Senior Living
There’s a lot of pioneering work being done right here in Minnesota to reach quadruple aim – better care, better health, reduced cost, and improved engagement. One area posing the greatest opportunities for supporting these ...
Lifesprk and Walker Methodist Win LeadingAge Minnesota Stars Among Us Quality Award for Care Transition Partnership
Creating Better Life Experiences With Whole Person Care Transition Initiatives What if we could improve the care transition experience? How do we do that? This is a wide spread issue among providers who want to ...
What Role Can Personal Care Play in A Person-Centric Population Health Model?
As we shift from ‘sick care-acute care silos’ to a true ‘health care’ system, how are home care companies evolving in a value-based world and creating the change needed to meet the person-centered demands of ...
Discharge Planning in A Value-Based World: How Can You Provide Value and Still Honor Choice?
It isn’t enough to just hand a few brochures to seniors or give them a list of home care providers to choose from if we aren’t first asking them: what are your goals after you ...
Lifesprk Moving On!
Lifesprk is moving on … location that is, to St. Louis Park. We have a busy week ahead moving our main office on November 16 with plans to be fully settled in our new space ...
