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Reston, VA – November 4th, 2026 – As healthcare continues its transition from fee-for-service to value-based care, one question matters more than ever: Are we delivering measurable improvements in patient care while managing the total cost of healthcare?
For Netrin Health, the latest performance comparison published by the Maryland Department of Health provides compelling evidence of progress.
In its 2027 Care Transformation Organization (CTO) Comparison Tool, the Maryland Department of Health evaluated performance across participating CTOs using risk-adjusted healthcare utilization and spending measures from 2019 through 2025.
Among the 18 CTOs included in the comparison, Netrin Health ranked #1 in reducing risk-adjusted inpatient hospital utilization, placing it ahead of several established healthcare organizations and value-based care enablement companies.
Netrin also demonstrated strong performance in reducing emergency department utilization and managing healthcare spending growth.
The Numbers Tell the Story
Three measures stand out in the state’s comparison:
#1 of 18 — Inpatient Hospital Utilization
Netrin achieved the largest percentage reduction in risk-adjusted inpatient utilization among the CTOs evaluated, with an approximately 23% reduction between 2019 and 2025.
Reducing unnecessary hospitalizations is among the most important objectives of value-based care. Hospital admissions can be disruptive for patients and families, and inpatient care represents a substantial component of overall healthcare spending.
#5 of 18 — Emergency Department Utilization
Netrin ranked among the five strongest-performing CTOs in reducing risk-adjusted emergency department utilization, achieving an approximately 25% reduction.
Effective primary care, timely follow-up, chronic disease management, and coordinated interventions can help patients receive appropriate care before conditions escalate into emergencies.
#6 of 18 — Total Healthcare Spending Growth
Netrin also ranked sixth in limiting growth in risk-adjusted total per-beneficiary-per-month healthcare spending.
Between 2019 and 2025, spending associated with Netrin’s partner practices increased approximately 18%, compared with an average increase of approximately 23% across the CTOs evaluated.
In an environment of rising healthcare costs, slowing expenditure growth while supporting patient care is a meaningful component of sustainable value-based care.
Percentages are approximate estimates from the Maryland Department of Health’s published comparison charts.
Behind the Performance: A Different Approach to Value-Based Care
At Netrin Health, we believe successful value-based care is not simply about analytics, dashboards, or identifying gaps in care.
It is about translating clinical insights into timely, coordinated action.
Our operating model is built around supporting independent primary care physicians with the people, technology, and processes necessary to manage increasingly complex patient populations.
That includes:
- Proactive care management: Identifying high-risk and rising-risk patients and coordinating interventions before avoidable complications occur.
- Transitional care management: Supporting timely outreach and follow-up after hospital discharge to improve continuity of care and help reduce preventable readmissions.
- Chronic disease management: Helping practices support patients living with multiple chronic conditions through ongoing engagement and monitoring.
- Actionable population health intelligence: Integrating clinical and claims information to help physicians and care teams prioritize patients requiring attention.
- Practice-level collaboration: Working closely with physicians, medical assistants, and office staff to integrate population health activities into everyday clinical workflows.
These capabilities form the foundation of Netrin’s approach to managed population health operations: moving from insight to intervention to measurable impact.
Although the Maryland comparison does not establish that any individual intervention caused the reported improvements, the findings are consistent with the objectives that guide Netrin’s care transformation strategy.
Why These Results Matter for Independent Primary Care Practices
Independent primary care practices face growing demands.
Physicians must manage increasingly complex patient populations, meet quality expectations, coordinate care across multiple settings, and adapt to evolving payment models, often without the resources available to large health systems.
A capable Care Transformation Organization should help make those responsibilities more manageable.
The Maryland Department of Health’s comparison provides practices with an important opportunity to evaluate CTO partners using measurable performance rather than promises alone.
For Netrin, these results reinforce the importance of combining physician engagement with practical care management, actionable data, and consistent operational support.
We believe independent practices should have access to the same sophisticated population health capabilities available to much larger healthcare organizations, without sacrificing their independence.
Looking Ahead: Raising the Standard for Value-Based Care
As Maryland’s AHEAD Model continues to evolve, the expectations placed on primary care practices and their transformation partners will continue to grow.
Success will require more than identifying opportunities. It will require consistent execution, meaningful patient engagement, and an ability to demonstrate results over time.
Netrin remains committed to investing in its care management teams, population health technology, clinical workflows, and partnerships with independent physicians.
Our goal is straightforward: Help physicians deliver better coordinated care, improve patient outcomes, and manage the total cost of healthcare.
The latest Maryland CTO performance comparison is an encouraging validation of the progress made alongside our partner practices.
And it reinforces our commitment to continuing that progress in 2027 and beyond.
About Netrin Health
Netrin Health is a physician-focused value-based care enablement organization supporting independent primary care practices through care management, population health analytics, technology-enabled workflows, and managed clinical operations.
Through its Care Transformation Organization services, accountable care programs, and comprehensive care management offerings, Netrin helps physicians transition from fee-for-service toward sustainable, outcomes-focused care delivery.
Netrin Health — Guiding Independent Practices Toward Better Care and Measurable Results.
Source and Methodology
Maryland Department of Health, 2027 CTO Comparison Tool. Performance comparison covering 2019–2025, including HCC risk-adjusted inpatient utilization, emergency department utilization, PQI-like events, and total per-beneficiary-per-month spending. Eighteen CTOs are included; CTOs with fewer than five partner practices are excluded. Rankings are based on the ordering of organizations in the published charts. Percentage changes are approximate visual estimates rather than underlying exact values. The analysis is observational and does not establish causation.
For Partnership Inquiries or Additional Information:
- Contact: Alana Berlo
- Email: alana.berlo@netrinhealth.com
- Phone: 240-684-8155
- Website: www.netrinhealth.com