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5 Things Needed to Improve the U.S. Healthcare System

The COVID-19 Pandemic taught all of us many things. One of the sectors that the pandemic put a spotlight on was the healthcare industry. The pandemic showed the resilience of the US healthcare system, but it also pointed out some important areas in need of improvement.

Episode 4: The Practicality of Advanced Primary Care

In this episode of Primary First, Dr. Bullard and Chris Abbott, Catalyst Health Network’s VP of Payer Relations, Product and Performance Strategy discuss Catalyst’s vision for Advanced Primary Care. They dig into the impact of pairing comprehensive care management with prospective payment and how COVID-19 accelerated the adoption… Read More

A tech-powered future will increase personalized patient care

Used effectively, new technologies can deepen the existing, trust-based relationships that so many patients have with their physicians.

Episode 3: How Catalyst is Working Toward Prospective Payment

In this episode of Primary First, Dr. Bullard and Catalyst Health Network CEO Dr. Christopher Crow finish their conversation on the ways primary care is changing, and what Catalyst is doing to ensure that prospective payment becomes the norm by bringing purchasers and physicians together.   Subscribe to… Read More

Episode 2: Preparing for the Next Shift in Care Delivery

In this episode of Primary First, host Dr. Jeff Bullard continues his conversation with Catalyst Health Network CEO Dr. Christopher Crow, touching on what independent practices can do to prepare for the next big shift in care delivery — and what might happen if they don’t.   Subscribe… Read More

Episode 1: How the Pandemic Changed Primary Care

In the first episode of Primary First, Catalyst Health Network’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jeff Bullard sits down with Catalyst CEO Dr. Christopher Crow to discuss the Village Health Partners success story. They also chat about how the pandemic primed patients to think about their health differently while… Read More

Christopher Crow of Catalyst Health Network Talks Access Issues, especially in Texas

Peter and Dr. Crow discuss how his small-town roots and doctors there inspired his thinking about access issues; his experience with patient-centered medical homes and setting patient access as a priority; how Catalyst supports physicians in improving access; and the lack of Medicaid expansion in Texas and how that affects… Read More

Will the pandemic disruption reshape how we pay for primary care?

Dr. Christopher Crow, CEO of Plano, TX-based Catalyst Health Network, an independent clinically integrated network, discusses how the pandemic-induced recession is accelerating employer and insurer interest in changing the way they pay for care. Listen to Podcast

CEO Spotlight with David Johnson: Dr. Christopher Crow

KRLD CEO Spotlight with Christopher Crow, M.D.,  CEO, Catalyst Health Network Listen to Podcast

How should primary care physicians be paid?

Medical Economics spoke with Christopher Crow, MD, founder and CEO of Catalyst Health Network, to discuss the state of primary care reimbursement and what needs to change. Read Article