VillageMD: Leading the way in value-based care across communities

Today, in the U.S., we spend nearly $4 trillion on healthcare, the most of any country. But globally, our health outcomes rank last among developed countries. VillageMD has a bold founding principle: changing primary care in the United States so that our country can be the global leader in health outcomes regardless of background and income.

VillageMD's solution is to dedicate resources where they have historically made the most difference. Instead of devoting 90% of resources to mitigating the effects of chronic conditions, they are investing in primary care to prevent those conditions from occurring, and to lower costs across the board.

Founded in 2013, VillageMD is a leading provider of healthcare for organizations moving toward a primary care-led, high-value clinical model. The VillageMD solution provides the tools, technology, operations, and staffing support needed for physicians to drive the highest quality clinical results across a population.

Based out of Chicago, Illinois, VillageMD works with physician groups, independent practice associations, and health systems to improve quality, deliver a first-rate patient experience, and lower costs in the communities they serve. The company's teams are healing healthcare itself, through the 1.6 million patients they currently serve. The company is growing its footprint across the country to meet the demand for healthcare that builds trust as part of its model.

VillageMD teams live in the same neighborhoods, towns, and communities as patients. They understand the factors that affect health outcomes because they experience them. Across cities, suburbs, and rural areas, the company's workforce's culturally competent approach has made all the difference in delivering healthcare.

Across the country, VillageMD’s platform supports primary care patients and providers. The company is also continuously expanding its impact by bringing their proprietary solutions to more people. VillageMD offers Village Medical clinics and full-size Village Medical clinics alongside Walgreens pharmacies, plus extended access via primary care in the home as well as virtual visits.

VillageMD's proprietary, patent-pending technological backbone that seamlessly unifies hundreds of data points that providers use to deliver industry-changing results.

Healthy Interactions Acquisition

In February 2022, VillageMD announced that it acquired Healthy Interactions, which helps patients manage chronic conditions through interactive educational programming as part of a stronger patient-provider relationship. The program, which offers virtual, in-person and hybrid sessions, will be available from Village Medical and Village Medical at Walgreens providers in 14 markets by the end of 2022. More than 30 million patients around the world have used Healthy Interactions’ programs since 2005.

“Healthy Interactions is unlike any other patient education program we’ve seen, and it fits perfectly within our model of close and connected provider-patient relationship that drive the best clinical outcomes,” said Clive Fields, M.D., chief medical officer and co-founder of VillageMD. “With Healthy Interactions, our clinical leaders in hundreds of Village Medical practices can provide proven programs to engage patients in comfortable, convenient conversations that have demonstrated sustained behavior change.”

VillageMD first piloted Healthy Interactions in Houston with patients with type 2 diabetes. The program helped patients understand the care journey better and they became more engaged in trusting relationships with their care team. Healthy Interactions will offer educational programs for patients with diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and congestive heart failure (CHF). Healthy Interactions’ previous programs resulted in increased medication adherence and reduced costs.

“Village Medial providers, including physicians and nurse practitioners, can now offer these additional services to their patients. Healthy Interactions is designed in a way that’s convenient for patients to help improve their behavioral choices, while also easy for providers to recommend and refer,” said Paul Lasiuk, CEO of Healthy Interactions.

Village Medical patients have access to same-day appointments and virtual health visits with a Village Medical provider. Additionally, Village Medical patients can take advantage of Village Medical at Home, which provides in-home primary care visits with experienced primary care providers. Village Medical patients also benefit from VillageMD’s proprietary, patent-pending docOS® operating platform, which integrates data and technology to give physicians a 360-degree view of their patients’ health profiles and can help identify gaps in care.

Expansion in Florida

Walgreens Boots Alliance and VillageMD today announced plans to open five new Village Medical at Walgreens coordinated primary care practices in the Jacksonville area through summer 2022, with the first opening on Feb. 15, 2022 at 105 Julington Plaza Drive. These openings represent expansion into the third major market in Florida, following Orlando and Tampa.

“At Village Medical at Walgreens, we are simplifying healthcare for our patients by combining the primary care and pharmacy experience,” said Lynn Cosentino, M.D., a local Village Medical physician. “Jacksonville residents, and particularly patients with chronic health conditions, will benefit from the collaboration between the primary care and pharmacy teams, which offers comprehensive care and ongoing support.”

About the Leader

Tim Barry, Co-Founder and CEO

Tim has spent his career creating and providing solutions to help providers bring a different level of care and support to their patients in a variety of experiences including running an IPA, a $3B Medicare Advantage plan, and a Population Health business. His favorite part about coming to work is spending time with the physician partners at the center of our model, and seeing where real healthcare change happens. Outside of work, you can often find Tim at one of his children’s events and enjoying time with his wife and kids.

"VillageMD's proprietary, patent-pending technological backbone that seamlessly unifies hundreds of data points that providers use to deliver industry-changing results."