As the healthcare industry continues its steady metamorphosis from a fee-for-service to value-based model, the stakes keep getting higher for those lagging behind. While providers at the forefront of the trend certainly have their own risks to contend with, such as the need to make large investments in both infrastructure and care delivery enhancements that depend on still-evolving payment models for repayment, providers trailing the trend run the risk of falling too far behind to catch up.