Category: News

Lifespark CEO Joel Theisen shares his opinion in Medical Economics on why health care gets low marks for customer satisfaction, and what is a problem. He notes that the latest net promoter scores give the health care industry a rating of 38 out of 100. That puts the business behind Apple, Chick-fil-a, Netflix, and Starbucks, but ahead of Exxon […]

Senior Housing News breaks down their perspective on the top trends in senior housing to keep an eye on this year. Featured in this article is Lifespark and our ability to position senior living within Medicare Advantage to connect residents to more wellness without costing them more. Lifespark’s Chief Innovation Officer, Dr. Bill Thomas, shared […]

In Home Health Care News, reporter Andrew Donlan reports that data examinations are beginning to shed greater insight on just how much better value-based payment models are for quality of care. When comparing two-sided risk models in Medicare Advantage (MA) versus fee-for-service Medicare programs, the former performed better in all eight quality-of-care metrics. That is […]

Matt Nyquist, Lifespark Chief Population Health Officer, joined Michael D. Bailey, CEO American Health Partners, Dwight Brown, CEO Homebase Medical, and Seffrah Orlando, Senior PR Specialist for SCAN Health Plan for a discussion at Aging Media’s CONTINUUM Conference. The CEO Provider Outlook for Senior Care Across the Continuum panel was moderated by Aging Media editor, […]

At Aging Media’s CONTINUUM conference, Lifespark Chief Population Health Officer, Matt Nyquist, shared where more integration can occur across the continuum. In this Skilled Nursing News article, Matt says, “If you can find a way to provide a better return for your payer, you can help the health system take risk and drive outcomes and […]

In an article in Home Health Care News, reporter Patrick Filbin shares that although value-based payment models are trendy in the home-based care space right now, a new study shows that a majority of all health care payments are still based on fee for service. The study was conducted by the Health Care Payment Learning & […]

Joel Theisen, Lifespark CEO was part of a health care roundtable featured in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. Panelists included Matt Kucharski, president of Padilla; Rick Kes, health care partner and senior industry analyst at RSM US; Mike Sharpe, principal at Davis; and Chris Schultz, partner, health care consulting at EisnerAmper. Frank Jaskulke, vice president of intelligence and head of […]

In an article featured in MedCityNews, Lifespark CEO Joel Theisen says “let’s tear down the silos that transport seniors through the classic stages of hospitals, rehab, assisted living, and nursing homes.” Value-based care or better yet, global risk, has a way of disintegrating these silos. If providers want to get paid, they must collaborate. That […]

Tim Regan, reporter for Senior Housing News, took a different spin on Lifespark’s acquisition of Livio Health and investment from Blue Cross focusing on what this means for the senior living industry and residents we serve. Joel Theisen, Lifespark CEO, added that the acquisition is furthering the company’s overall vision for transforming senior living in […]

Home Health Care News reporter, Joyce Famakinwa shared the news that Lifespark has agreed to acquire Livio Health, a wholly owned subsidiary of the parent company of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (Blue Cross). What’s more, the parent company of Blue Cross has landed a minority owner stake in Lifespark through a cash […]