NEWS
2024: A Year of Opportunity for Independent Practices
You’ve heard all the gloom and doom about staffing shortages, burnout, etc. At Alo we’re singing a different tune: There’s a better outlook for the year ahead for practices interested in sustainable growth…
Alo Expands Avance Care Presence with Addition of Durham Family Medicine
Alo is continuing its growth by adding Durham Family Medicine to its lineup of primary care practices operating under the Avance Care banner.
Behavioral Health and Primary Care: The Alo and Avance Care Integration Model
The numbers behind our nation’s mental health crisis tell a grim story: Over 28 million Americans going untreated. One in 10 adults with mental illness uninsured. Nearly 19%…
What to Expect at the 75th NCAFP Winter Family Physicians Weekend
One of the best opportunities all year for family physicians to connect, learn and share experiences is almost here…
Alo Adds Davidson Family Medicine to Growing Network of Independent Practices
Alo, the North Carolina-based healthcare company founded to support independent providers and help them maintain their independence, has reached an agreement to add Davidson Family Medicine in Davidson, N.C., to its lineup of independent primary care practices…
Looking to Join a Clinically Integrated Network? Four Reasons Why It Makes Sense
Independent physicians are pretty used to dealing with multiple pressures, from lack of time with patients to administrative, staffing and financial stresses. Healthcare business models have evolved to help independents manage these challenges. But simply learning how these models work and deciding which approach is the best can add another layer of stress…
A Q&A with Lynn Gordon, Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, Alo Solutions
A Q & A with Lynn Gordon, Alo’s Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, about mastering contracts and negotiations as an independent physician.
Alo Bolsters Independent NC Physicians Through Launch of Clinically Integrated Network, Agreement with Blue Cross NC, Technology Enhancements
Alo has launched the Alo Clinically Integrated Network (CIN), giving physicians more ways to strengthen their practices and enhance patient care…
Industry Reports Show Primary Care Physicians Are Feeling Squeezed
Over the past few years, physicians – and primary care doctors especially – have been under an incredible amount of stress…
Can Primary Care Physicians Remain Independent?
The Alo team consistently hears two concerns from independent physician practice leaders: You want to continue making your own decisions about patient care and your business, and you want to make the right decisions now to forge a sustainable path forward for your practice. Paul Hain, MD, Alo’s chief clinical officer, shares how practices can achieve both in this new video.
Avance Care Wins HFMA’s 2023 MAP Award for Revenue Management Cycle Excellence
Avance Care, an Alo company that offers comprehensive primary care services in more than 30 North Carolina locations, has been named a recipient of the 2023 MAP Award for High Performance in Revenue Cycle, sponsored by the Healthcare Financial Management Association...
Happy Birthday, Alo!
I can't believe that Alo is celebrating its two-year anniversary this month. Time has flown by, filled with excitement, growth, and meaningful impact. As we celebrate this milestone, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on our accomplishments and the remarkable progress we've made in just 24 months.
What Do We Mean When We Say “Physician-Led?”
As we prepare to bring our first physician practices into the Alo CIN, it’s a good time to spell out what we mean by “physician-led”…
Making Sure Independent Practices Have a Seat at the Table
“You’re either at the table or on the menu.”
This is how the CEO of a large independent medical group described his current view of the dynamics in the market during a recent meeting. His sense of strategic urgency surprised me—his group is one of the larger independent groups in the region. If he was feeling uncertain about his place in the care delivery landscape, how must smaller groups with lesser resources be feeling?
Independent Physicians Are Facing Complex Choices
As healthcare shifts to a value mindset, independently owned practices - especially in primary care - are fielding more inquiries from potential partners, suitors and service providers wanting to do business with the state’s remaining independents.
Lisa Golden: Enhancing the Patient-Physician Interaction with Quality Care
In the ever-evolving healthcare sector, delivering quality care with a patient-centric approach has proven to be incredibly therapeutic. When infused with operational expertise, it improves diagnostic accuracy, patient satisfaction and adherence to treatment. It holds the potential to influence patient outcomes, including pain control, mental health and day-to-day operational function. Lisa Golden, the Chief Operating Officer at Alo, understands the importance of making sure healthcare providers have enough time…
Alo Forming Clinically Integrated Network to Help NC Providers Collaborate and Navigate Health Care Complexity
Introducing the Alo Clinically Integrated Network. Created to help independent practices and provider groups deliver more efficient, affordable, coordinated care, without being tied to a specific health system.
Lynn Gordon is a Champion for Value-Based Care Delivery
Lynn Gordon Is a Champion for Value-Based Care Delivery:
A lawyer, compliance officer, and lifelong learner, Gordon welcomes a challenge as head of legal and compliance at Alo Solutions.
Alo and Avance Care Join Forces to Offer New Services and Solutions for Independent Practices in North Carolina
Alo and Avance Care Join Forces to Offer New Services and Solutions for Independent Practices in North Carolina