Blaine Lindsey is the Executive Director and Southeast Division Head of a company called Aledade Louisiana. Aledade is a new type of care company, called an ACO – an Accountable Care Organization. Aledade’s function is to move healthcare from a user-pays model - where you pay the doctor for treating you each time you are sick - to an outcome based model where the doctor gets paid for keeping you healthy and not having to visit the clinic. Most of us have very little idea about how the business side of medical institutions work. Many doctors themselves don’t understand how the complex mechanics of the healthcare delivery system work. Dr. Andy Blalock is not one of them. Andy is a nephrologist – a kidney specialist – and also the Chief Medical Officer at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital. Our Lady of Lourdes has been in Lafayette since 1949 and maintains a dual purpose – to provide the best in cutting edge medical care, and to provide for those who may least be able to afford it.
Out to Lunch: May 24, 2017 - The Future of Healthcare
