Vitala is an ACCESS Model participant — at the forefront of US healthcare innovation.
CMS' ACCESS Model (Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions) begins July 5, 2026 as a 10-year test in Original Medicare. Vitala participates directly in the program, delivering outcome-aligned lifestyle and movement programs across cardio-kidney-metabolic, MSK, and behavioral health tracks — coordinated with referring clinicians and reported to CMS.
Original Medicare hasn't paid for the care patients actually need.
of Medicare beneficiaries live with the chronic conditions ACCESS targets — hypertension, diabetes, chronic pain, depression.
With Vitala
A single technology-supported program that manages the whole track.
pays for defined activities, not sustained lifestyle change or continuous monitoring.
With Vitala
Recurring Outcome-Aligned Payments tied to measurable clinical improvement.
structured way for PCPs to co-manage a patient on a digital chronic-care program.
With Vitala
Automatic care updates to the referring clinician, plus the new co-management billing code.
The four ACCESS clinical tracks — all supported by Vitala.
Early Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic (eCKM)
Hypertension, dyslipidemia, overweight/obesity with central obesity, and prediabetes. Lifestyle-led programs targeting BP, weight, lipids, and A1c.
Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM)
Diabetes, chronic kidney disease (stage 3a/3b), and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Structured activity, weight, and self-management support.
Musculoskeletal (MSK)
Chronic musculoskeletal pain — back, knee, hip, shoulder. Guided movement and progressive loading with validated pain and function PROMs.
Behavioral Health (BH)
Depression and anxiety. Behavioral activation, movement, and mood tracking with PHQ / GAD instruments.
The measures ACCESS pays on.
Illustrative ACCESS-aligned measures. Actual targets are set per track in CMS guidance and adjusted per patient starting point.
How Vitala delivers care as an ACCESS participant.
Referral or sign-up
The PCP refers the patient — or the patient signs up directly with Vitala as their ACCESS participant. Vitala handles onboarding.
Technology-supported care
Vitala delivers the track: guided movement, lifestyle coaching, PROMs, and device or self-entered biomarker capture. Clinician-guided, accountable, coordinated.
Care updates & OAP reporting
Automatic electronic care updates to the referring clinician (who can bill the new co-management code) and outcome data via CMS APIs for Outcome-Aligned Payments.
Track outcomes the way ACCESS pays on them.
Vitala organizes each cohort around the ACCESS measures that determine payment — so you always know where you stand against the threshold that increases each participation year.
- One view per track: eCKM, CKM, MSK, BH
- Share of patients meeting target, risk-adjusted
- Care-update log and co-management activity audit trail
Measures Vitala captures for ACCESS tracks.
- Blood pressure (patient- or device-entered)
- HbA1c and lipid panels (order integration)
- Body weight & waist circumference
- PROMIS / validated pain & function PROMs
- PHQ-9 / GAD-7 for behavioral health
- Weekly activity minutes & adherence
Measures are configurable per program.
Why Vitala leads the ACCESS Model.
Outcome-Aligned by design
Vitala programs were built around measurable clinical improvement, not billable activities.
Covers all four tracks
One platform for eCKM, CKM, MSK, and Behavioral Health — the conditions affecting most Medicare beneficiaries.
PCP co-management ready
Automatic electronic care updates that support the new ACCESS co-management billing code for referring clinicians.
Technology-supported care
App, coaching, FDA-authorized device integrations, and asynchronous clinical touchpoints.
CMS-grade reporting
Risk-adjusted outcomes, cohort dashboards, and data pipelines built for CMS APIs and public reporting.
HIPAA & safeguards
Healthcare-grade security, clinical-director oversight, and audit trails aligned with ACCESS safety requirements.
Programs Vitala runs inside ACCESS tracks.
Answers for care teams.
More care areas we support
Lifestyle programs between visits
Exercise oncology & survivorship
Cardiometabolic risk & activity
Strength, activity, sustainable routines
Pain, strength, and balance
Home-based functional health
Clinical & academic studies
Partner with Vitala on the ACCESS Model.
Vitala is a CMS ACCESS Model participant delivering outcome-aligned chronic care across all four clinical tracks. Whether you are a referring clinician or a health system exploring ACCESS, we are the technology-supported care layer at the forefront of US healthcare innovation.