The Execution Gap
Why Value-Based Care Is More Than a Contract
$77.20
- Hardcover
290 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2026
Summary
A value-based contract can create accountability. It cannot create execution.
Healthcare has spent fifteen years perfecting the contract. Payment models were redesigned, accountable care organizations were formed, and physician groups accepted responsibility for quality and total cost of care. Then came a result the contract could not explain. Some organizations generated millions in shared savings. Others, working just as hard under nearly identical agreements, produ…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798997053925 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Nicole Bradberry, Tom Fluegel, Kristi Stovall |
| Publisher: | Valueh Press |
| Imprint: | Valueh Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 290 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 558g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 152mm x 229mm |
Critics Review
Sanjay Doddamani, MD, MBA - Founder & CEO, Guidehealth
“The Execution Gap is an essential read for anyone dedicated to improving healthcare.”
David Klebonis - President and Chief Operating Officer, Palm Beach Accountable Care Organization
“For anyone serious about making value-based care work, not merely contracting for it, this is an important and unusually practical book.”
Steven Mason - Managing Partner, Empactful Capital
“Nicole Bradberry delivers an indispensable and proven playbook for healthcare executives, clinical leaders, and operators striving to transform healthcare delivery.”
Jonathan Gruner - Founder and Executive Chairman, Salud Healthcare
“This book provides a practical framework for helping physicians succeed, engaging patients, managing the total cost of care, and turning opportunities into measurable results.”
Craig Hauben - CEO, Clutch Health
“Most value-based care books stop at the contract. Nicole starts where the contract ends.”
Bill Lucia - Former CEO, President & Chairman of the Board, HMS
“I always knew Nicole was an expert in Value-Based Care, but in this book, she has not only provided a practical path forward but explained the VBC north star so anyone can understand.”
Nicole Bradberry
Nicole Bradberry is a healthcare entrepreneur, investor, and value-based care strategist with more than two decades of experience building, operating, and advising healthcare organizations across health plans, physician enablement, accountable care organizations (ACOs), healthcare technology, and care delivery. She spent 16 years in leadership roles at Cigna and UnitedHealthcare, founded Citra Health in 2012, and is co-founder of Value Services Management Co. and Sunflower ACO. She is Founder and CEO of ValueH, the parent organization of the Florida and Texas Associations of ACOs, and founder of MIND 24-7, an acute behavioral health company. Throughout her career, Bradberry has focused on translating healthcare strategy into operational execution, helping organizations improve patient engagement, clinical quality, and medical cost performance. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Statistics from the University of Florida and a Master of Science in Health Informatics from the University of North Florida. She is the author of The Execution Gap: Why Value-Based Care Is More Than a Contract.
Tom Fluegel is a healthcare executive and Chief Operating Officer of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), one of the nation’s leading organizations dedicated to improving healthcare quality through measurement, accreditation, and performance improvement. With decades of experience in healthcare leadership, Fluegel brings a deep understanding of the challenges facing health plans, providers, and organizations transitioning to value-based care. His career has included leadership experience in the health insurance industry, including work within the Cigna organization. At NCQA, Fluegel works at the intersection of quality measurement, organizational performance, and healthcare transformation. His perspective emphasizes that improving healthcare requires more than sophisticated analytics, quality measures, or financial incentives. It requires consistent execution and meaningful changes in how care is delivered. Fluegel contributed the foreword to The Execution Gap: Why Value-Based Care Is More Than a Contract, drawing on his healthcare experience to highlight the importance of bridging the gap between measuring performance and achieving better outcomes.
Kristi R. Stovall is an accomplished healthcare marketing executive and entrepreneur specializing in go-to-market strategy, value proposition development, brand positioning, digital marketing, and strategic communications. Throughout her career, she has worked with healthcare organizations spanning value-based care, population health, healthcare technology, and provider services. Her professional experience includes Citra Health Solutions (formerly Orange Health Solutions), ValueH, Sunflower Health Advisors, and Nuvita Health. She is also the founder and CEO of Green Eyed Marketing, where she focuses on helping organizations develop differentiated brands, compelling market strategies, and effective communications. Stovall brings expertise in translating complex healthcare products, services, and business models into clear, actionable messaging for providers, payers, executives, and patients. Her work encompasses product launches, market expansion, integrated marketing campaigns, social media strategy, and thought leadership. She contributed visual concepts and illustrations to The Execution Gap: Why Value-Based Care Is More Than a Contract, supporting the book’s mission of making complex healthcare transformation strategies understandable and actionable.
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