Oak Street Health announced it has acquired RubiconMD, enabling Oak Street Health to integrate virtual specialty care into its current model. This is designed to streamline the referral process and to improve costs, enhance patient experience and provide comprehensive care.

Oak Street Health operates an innovative healthcare model and with RubiconMD, shares the commitment of delivering high quality care at a low cost.

Chief Executive of Oak Street Health, Mike Pykosz, stated, “Oak Street Health is on a mission to rebuild healthcare as it should be, which we are doing by focusing on preventive care and driving more resources into the primary care setting. Like traditional primary care, specialty care is broken for older adults, but together with RubiconMD, we can rebuild it into a model that meets patient needs. Integrating and virtualizing specialty care into Oak Street Health’s innovative model enables us to improve access, experience and coordination for patients while substantially lowering costs. RubiconMD’s technology platform and national footprint allows us to scale the model across our current and future markets to further our mission.”