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?? Meet Gabby Morris, Certified Athletic Trainer at Livara Health ?? What happens when #NationalAthleticTrainingMonth and #EmployeeAppreciationDay meet? You call out your incredible team of ATCs! Today we're spotlighting Gabby Morris, one of our incredible athletic trainers. With 3.5 years of experience at Livara Health, Gabby is making a meaningful impact on patients' lives every single day. Here’s a peek into her perspective as a coach working with our diverse population of patients: Q: What’s your favorite part about being a coach for our patients? Gabby: "Being able to provide exercise-based care to members all across the nation has been an amazing experience! This role allows me to share my expertise in ways I never imagined before joining Livara Health. Supporting patients from diverse demographics and helping them achieve their goals is incredibly fulfilling!" Q: What’s a common question members ask when they start the program? Gabby: "Many patients arrive to us already having had a difficult time navigating their care and they ask, 'Can you really help me?'—and they’re amazed by the results! Whether they're working with me through their daily recovery plan, consulting with one of our MDs or psychosocial providers, or being navigated to a network specialist, we'll often hear from the same patient that it's the first time they really felt like someone was invested in helping them." Q: For patients considering surgery, what’s the most important thing you can achieve to inspire confidence in non-operative recovery? Gabby: "It’s about showing patients there is another way. Many come to us with biopsychosocial factors overshadowing their imaging results. Through Livara’s psychosocial care team and customized exercise plans, they either decide to avoid surgery altogether or enter it in a better physical and mental state, setting them up for optimized recovery." We're so grateful for our entire team of Certified Athletic Trainers making a difference in the lives of our patients every day, and we celebrate all of our Livara employees working to fulfill our mission. ?? What inspires you most about your company's mission? Let us know in the comments! #LivaraHealth #AthleticTrainer #ValueBasedCare #OutcomesOverEverything

Value-based care trailblazers Kevin Bozic Mark Japinga Prakash Jayakumar Francois de Brantes Robert Saunders and Mark McClellan issued an excellent report in 2022. It could have been written today and still felt forward looking. The key takeaway for musculoskeletal care? The authors wrote, "In musculoskeletal care, we and others have documented significant underuse of evidence-based non-operative treatment strategies for populations experiencing joint pain and functional impairments. Relatively few patients referred for musculoskeletal care have their functional status tracked. Fewer still are systematically screened, informed about the evidence on treatment options, supported by a multidisciplinary integrated care team, and promptly guided toward a tailored treatment plan that matches their care goals and values." We couldn't have said it better. Make sure to check out the report (linked below) for more insights from these leaders on sub-specialty care and follow Livara Health for strategies to improve outcomes and lower costs for musculoskeletal patients. #valuebasedcare #ovbc2025 #OutcomesOverEverything https://lnkd.in/en3zMU44

Have you resigned yourself to musculoskeletal costs continuing to go up, year after year, unchecked? Think again. There are many myths surrounding joint conditions, especially when it comes to treatment options. Let's break down some of the common misconceptions: Myth: Chronic joint pain means surgery is inevitable. Fact: Livara Health's multidisciplinary care team sees patients every day who have lived with joint pain for months or years. They've often been through multiple rounds of physical therapy or injections. Many have been told surgery is their next best option. But where others see the need for more treatment, we see an opportunity for a different approach. With daily support from our coaches, physical therapists, nutritionists, pain psychologists, physicians and more, following a care plan built on the learnings from over 120,000 patients, they finally find relief through our program, avoiding more and more costly interventions. Myth: Our best option to save on MSK spend is to do a better job of navigation to network providers. Fact: Navigation should be a tool as part of of a broader tool box. Data driven care planning, physician led consults, psychosocial patient support, engagement driven coaching, daily exercise and strengthening support, continuous education, pain psychology and more can all work together alongside navigation for an end-to-end approach that supports the patient, while meeting and exceeding savings goals. And when you've been doing this for 18 years like we have, a broad set of solutions are distilled to an easy to follow plan for the patient. Myth: Our senior or PPO populations will only engage in in-person care. Fact: Some of our most engaged patients are among PPO, Medicare Advantage and ACO REACH populations who are excited at the opportunity to work towards their goals daily with their Livara coach and multidiscplinary care team guiding the way. At Livara Health, we specialize in guiding healthcare organizations in delivering comprehensive, evidence-based solutions for joint care in true value-based partnerships. From preventive strategies to post-care recovery, our expertise helps reduce musculoskeletal spend while improving patient outcomes. For our health plan and physician partners, a referral to Livara opens a whole new world of possibilities for their members and patients. Learn how we’re changing the narrative around joint care. Follow us for more insights or reach out to [email protected] to learn more. #ValueBasedCare #MSK #HealthcareInnovation #OutcomesOverEverything

Primary care physicians face critical decisions each day. For patients with musculoskeletal (MSK) pain, determining the next steps can become a complex and time-consuming process. - Do they need physical therapy or a specialist consultation? - What about imaging—now or later? - Which physical therapy clinic is best suited to their needs? - How do I ensure their insurance is accepted? Managing these decisions within a 20-minute appointment window is overwhelming, even for the most experienced teams, leading to overutilization and underwhelming outcomes. At Livara Health, we believe primary care physicians need a solution that makes addressing MSK challenges simple, efficient, and effective. Livara is a comprehensive, data-driven musculoskeletal solution that ensures every patient gets the care they need, at the right time. By combining a purpose built care delivery platform guiding patients through their daily recovery plan with expertise navigating members to and from high performing network providers, Livara delivers an end-to-end solution designed to: 1. Improve time to an initial evaluation and support – The wait time for an evaluation in a physical therapy clinic can take weeks. Our patients are introduced to their Livara team within hours. 2. Leverage data to create a tailored care plan – Eliminate guesswork with evidence-based, personalized care pathways based on 18 years of direct clinical care. 3. Provide patients with seamless, biopsychosocial support – Our care team consists of physical therapists, surgeons, nutritionists, athletic trainers, pain psychologists, social workers and more , guiding patients through every step of their MSK care. 4. Reduce overall MSK care costs – Deliver better outcomes and improved patient satisfaction while managing spend efficiently. Whether you’re part of a large national primary care provider, a growing medical group or a health plan, Livara can transform how you support MSK patients, streamlining care for physicians and enhancing every patient's experience and outcomes. We've proven it time and again through multi-year, claims based outcomes studies that have been peer reviewed. Learn more about how Livara can simplify musculoskeletal care and elevate outcomes for your providers. Visit www.livarahealth.com today to explore our solutions and schedule a demo. #MusculoskeletalCare #HealthcareInnovation #PrimaryCareSolutions #OutcomesOverEverything #ValueBasedCare

Our Chief Medical Officer, Kamshad Raiszadeh, has been at the forefront of value-based musculoskeletal care for over 20 years. In his latest article, Dr. Raiszadeh highlights many of the factors that make musculoskeletal care one of the highest spend categories in healthcare, and what we're doing to change that.

This #BlackHistoryMonth, we honor the contributions of Black pioneers who have shaped the fields of physical therapy and musculoskeletal care. Their achievements have profoundly impacted patient care and advanced the medical field as a whole. Trailblazers like Roberta Cottman, who advocated for equitable healthcare access, and Dr. Mary Louise McKinney Edmonds, a leader in advocating for minority and women students, faculty, and healthcare professionals, have paved the way for future generations, often in the face of systemic challenges. Their work, as well as the work of so many others, has inspired innovations in care delivery and empowered countless professionals to follow in their footsteps. At Livara Health, we’re committed to building on their legacy by fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace, where innovation and diversity thrive. This month is a time not only to reflect on the achievements of these remarkable individuals but also to renew our dedication to ensuring that opportunity and excellence are accessible to all. #BlackHistoryMonth

Today marks the start of the Lunar New Year. This year is the Year of the Snake, an animal in the Chinese zodiac associated with wisdom, transformation, and intuition. In many ways, these qualities mirror the values we uphold in healthcare and at Livara: the pursuit of knowledge, the ability to adapt to change, and the commitment to providing care that transforms lives. The Lunar New Year also reminds us of the importance of unity and support, whether it’s through sharing a meal with loved ones or coming together to support our communities. Just as the traditional feast symbolizes prosperity and abundance, our dedication to health and healing embodies the hope for a stronger, healthier future for all.

Some teams go out to nice dinners during their offsites. At Livara Health, we go to the fastest Go Kart track we can find instead. It was a hard fought race, but Dr. Lissa Taitano, PT, DPT, OCS, Cert. MDT, our clinical operations leader, took home gold. Rob Cohen and Elaine Wang shared the podium. In the process, we learned that we're a fiercely competitive group. #teambuilding #OutcomesOverEverything

We celebrate patient stories. Though we've treated over 120,000 patients through our leading value-based musculoskeletal program, we never tire of hearing directly from our patients. With Livara Health, members with muscusloskeletal conditions are supported at a deeper level. We don't just help patients achieve less pain or increased function. For many, we're giving them a new outlook on their life. #patientstories #OutcomesOverEverything #valuebasedcare #msk

From the very beginning, Livara Health had a focus on strength. Let’s face it, when you hear the term “core muscle strength” it’s hard not to picture six-pack abs. And while most of us would be thrilled to have a washboard stomach, maintaining a strong core has benefits that go far beyond looking sculpted in a swimsuit. For patients with chronic back or joint pain, core strengthening can reduce pain and improve function. We see it every day with our patients, and this study provides further evidence: https://lnkd.in/epWZXkU5 Because so many patients who turn to us for care have below-average core strength, our clinical team routinely targets the numerous muscles that make up the core. These muscles — including the transverse abdominus, obliques, hip flexors and gluteal muscles — work together to support the spine and lower back. Therefore, strengthening them helps stabilize the spine and reduces pressure on the spinal discs. Livara is further advantaged in its understanding of core strength indicators due to its operation of musculoskeletal clinics in Southern California. In these clinics, objective strength data from patients informs our approach to managing members both virtually and in person. Beyond near term improvements in pain, a strong core has longer term benefits as well. These include a lower risk of injuries such as sprains and strains, and reduced fall risk due to improved balance and stability. Email [email protected] to learn how our unique care planning, care navigation and care delivery services lend themselves to our focus on strength.