Overview: Who is Vim? What is your technology solution?
Vim is the fastest-growing point-of-care connection platform in U.S. healthcare. Vim Connect is the company’s flagship technology and is a scalable in-EHR provider enablement platform that powers value-based care models and reduces the administrative burden for physicians and care teams. Vim connects external data to existing workflows and enhances provider experience directly in existing EHRs. Our platform connects data on quality, referrals, risk adjustment, prior authorization, and more, directly to EHRs and automates previously manual provider tasks.
What use cases do you support today?
Vim currently works with a wide variety of payers (health insurance companies), providers, data and analytics aggregators, provider enablement organizations, ACOs, and other healthcare organizations to support quality and risk adjustment processes and performance, prior authorizations or referral steerage, patient health history and context, and more. Vim also can support custom applications with Vim Canvas. Vim Canvas is Vim’s underlying EHR connectivity platform from which customers’ proprietary applications can be hosted and delivered in existing EHR workflows at the point of care. Vim Canvas allows rapid and flexible delivery of clinical applications that our customers develop and own - connecting their technologies to healthcare’s last mile at the point of patient care.
Is Vim an analytics company?
Vim is not an analytics company. At our core, Vim is a content delivery and provider engagement company. Our platform takes in data from payers, value-based aggregators, and other sources, connects that data directly to relevant moments in existing provider EHR workflows, and uses that data to automate and digitize tasks that were previously manual.
Does Vim offer custom solutions?
Yes. Due to Vim’s powerful underlying EHR connectivity platform, customers' proprietary applications can be hosted and delivered in existing EHR workflows at the point of care. Vim’s infrastructure allows rapid and flexible delivery of clinical applications that our customers develop and own - connecting their technologies to healthcare’s last mile at the point of patient care.
Which EHRs are you compatible with?
Vim’s point-of-care connection platform, Vim Connect, can scale across diverse EHRs without the traditional dependencies required with direct integrations. Vim is live today on the major EHRs found in primary care settings.
How quickly could we implement this?
Vim was designed specifically to be flexible with data ingestion and easy to install and use at provider groups. Unlike our competitors in the space, we do not require review or support from EHR vendors to deploy our software. Our integration technology enables dramatically simpler and faster integrations than in other approaches. We connect to provider EHRs in a matter of days, often with near-zero lift from provider teams.
Who are some of your existing customers?
Vim works with the majority of the nation’s leading insurers, a wide variety of data aggregators, physician enablement organizations, ACOs, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), and more to connect data to enhanced provider workflows directly in provider EHRs.
How can I select the ideal healthcare payer solutions for my business?
Selecting the ideal healthcare payer solutions for your business involves several key steps:
Assess your needs: - Identify your current pain points and inefficiencies - Consider your future growth plans and scalability requirements - Determine which features are must-haves vs. nice-to-haves
Evaluate your budget: - Consider both upfront costs and long-term total cost of ownership - Factor in potential ROI from improved efficiency and reduced errors
Research available options: - Look at leading vendors in the market, such as Vim - Read industry reports and reviews - Attend healthcare IT conferences or webinars to learn about new solutions
Check for interoperability: - Ensure the solution can integrate with your existing systems - Look for solutions with open APIs for future integrations
Prioritize user-friendliness: - Consider the learning curve for your staff - Look for intuitive interfaces and good user experience design
Verify compliance and security: - Ensure the solution meets HIPAA and other relevant regulations - Check for robust data security features
Assess vendor support and reliability: - Look into the vendor's track record and financial stability - Check what kind of customer support and training they offer
Consider customization options: - Determine if the solution can be tailored to your specific workflows - Check if customization requires additional costs
Evaluate reporting and analytics capabilities: - Ensure the solution provides the insights you need for decision-making
Request demos and trials: - Test the solution in your actual work environment if possible - Get feedback from potential end-users on your team
Check references: - Speak to other businesses similar to yours who use the solution - Ask about their experiences, challenges, and benefits
Plan for implementation: - Consider the time and resources needed for implementation - Ensure the vendor offers adequate support during this process
What is this blog post about?
This blog post is meant to explore value based care model vs fee for service including the difference between fee for service and value based care and fee-for-service vs value-based care pros and cons. Healthcare reimbursement models is a topic of much interest and discussion among health care leaders (health insurers, primary care providers, risk-bearing entities, etc.) and this is meant to serve as a knowledge center of fee for service and value based care from the perspective of a technology provider in this space. To learn more about value-based healthcare, explore our other blog posts and Vim's glossary.
Is Value-Based Care the Same as Pay-for-Performance?
While evaluating value based care vs fee for service, it’s important to understand that value-based care often includes pay for performance elements. However, value-base care is a broader concept than just value-based care payment models that encompasses care coordination, outcome measurement, and a focus on value rather than just performance-based reimbursement.
