“We are here to provide tools and resources that make the practice of cardiology as simple and flexible for our providers as possible—as cost-effectively as possible—so they can optimize quality, efficiency, and provider and patient experiences,” added Jack Sunderman, chief information officer for CVAUSA. “This requires comprehensive administrative, clinical, and financial performance support, and we feel Athenahealth best meets these needs with their intuitive technology and embedded services.”
“Value-based care is the present, and the future, of healthcare delivery. Cardiology is becoming one area where these arrangements are more prevalent—and for good reason,” Bret Connor, chief operating officer of Athenahealth, said in the same statement. “Heart disease is already the leading cause of death in the United States and a significant contributor to medical expenses, particularly as our population ages. That means cardiologists are in a critical position to get rewarded for achieving better health outcomes while managing rapidly increasing costs, and they need the right tools and intelligence to help them do that as effectively and efficiently as possible. With the innovative team at CVAUSA, we are excited to empower practices to do just that.”
CVAUSA, backed by Webster Equity Partners, currently includes cardiology practices in eight different states, and its cardiologists treat more than 1 million unique patients each year.