Becker’s Healthcare Podcast Dr. Sidney H. Raymond on Scaling Value Based Care at Ochsner Health Network
Feb 12, 2026
Dr. Sidney H. Raymond, CMO at Ochsner Health Network, oversees population health for ~600,000 lives and scales value-based care. He discusses extending value-based strategies beyond contracts. Topics include care model redesign, prevention and chronic disease management, digital health and home-based care, and building a patient-centered, collaborative culture.
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Scale Enables Community Impact
- Ochsner Health Network manages roughly 600,000 lives across multiple value-based contracts and expanded geography.
- This scale gives the system broad influence on community health beyond traditional hospital walls.
Value-Based Mindset Beyond Contracts
- Value-based care must extend beyond only patients in specific contracts to improve total cost of care.
- Preventing avoidable admissions across all patients aligns clinical goals with system sustainability.
Policy Drives Care Model Change
- CMMI's frequent innovation is reshaping payment models and prompting health systems to adapt rapidly.
- New models redirect focus from visit volume toward managing patients outside institutional walls.