Bridging the Preventative Care Gap: Innovative Models in Healthcare

The U.S. healthcare system is failing at one of its most essential roles—delivering preventative and primary care. Physicians face mounting pressure while patients struggle with access and outcomes. In this session, Dr. Brittany Busse, physician leader and digital health entrepreneur, addresses how innovative care models can close the preventative care gap. By embracing alternative structures that prioritize prevention, primary care physicians can not only survive but thrive in a system that too often undervalues their contributions. What is this program about? This program explores the urgent need to redesign primary care delivery. Dr. Busse highlights why preventative services remain underutilized, how the current reimbursement structure limits physician impact, and what innovative models can restore balance. Attendees will learn how digital health, physician cooperatives, and new practice structures can help doctors deliver higher-value care, reclaim autonomy, and achieve sustainability in their practices. Highlights 1. Examine why the U.S. system underdelivers on preventative and primary care. 2. Learn innovative care models that empower physicians and improve patient outcomes. 3. Understand how digital health can close care gaps and support long-term wellness. 4. Discover strategies to align physician sustainability with patient-centered care. Learning Objectives 1. Explain the current challenges in delivering preventative and primary care in the U.S. 2. Recognize the limitations of traditional reimbursement models for physicians. 3. Identify innovative practice structures that support preventative care delivery. 4. Apply digital health strategies to strengthen patient engagement and outcomes. 5. Evaluate sustainable models that allow primary care physicians to thrive.