Catalyst Health Network is extending its reach by adding Strive Clinical Network, a group of over 100 primary care physicians throughout East Texas. Catalyst is a nonprofit that focuses on allowing physicians to maintain their independence while coordinating care and reducing costs for practitioners and patients through value-based care.
“This marks Catalyst’s first expansion outside of the North Texas area and demonstrates the value and benefit our model can create for physicians, patients and payors across Texas,” said Christopher Crow, M.D. president of Catalyst via release.
The expansion will give Strive access to Catalyst’s programs, resources, and value-based contracts that emphasize the long-term health of patients, rather than the number of procedures. Strive will also have access to value-based Medicare Advantage plan contracts.
“‘Health’ and ‘Value’ are ubiquitous buzzwords in American health care — Catalyst is actually achieving both in tangible ways,” said Doug Curran, M.D. president of the Texas Medical Association via release. Curran is an Athens family physician and part of the Strive network. “Catalyst is incredibly innovative — they consistently find new ways to make our work as physicians more rewarding and sustainable, and their approach has made measurable differences in the health and lives of patients.”
Last year, Strive partnered with Catalyst to provide care for 5,000 members of the Employee Retirement System of Texas, saving $2.5 million and improving communication and timeliness along the way.
“Our physicians know the direction in which health care needs to move. We want to help lead that transformation, and this partnership will help us to do it,” said Eddy Furniss, M.D. a Nacogdoches physician and Strive director via release. “Catalyst exists on the cutting edge of value-based care — its innovations can make a difference across the state and the nation. We’re thrilled that our physicians and patients in East Texas will now be a part of Catalyst Health Network.”
