Category: ACO

Marketplace reports on the lessons learned by states operating their own online health insurance exchanges and how these experiences will affect the year ahead. In related news, the Colorado exchange reports that it’s on track to meet its goal for this year while New York health officials say they will not require out-of-network coverage on…

At the Billings Clinic in Montana, Jacob Thiesse, PharmD, has been spearheading an important interoperability initiative that is improving medication administration-driven patient safety The Billings Clinic, a pioneering integrated health system based in Billings, Montana, encompasses a multispecialty physician group with 275 physicians and 80 mid-level health professionals, and a 272-bed hospital (St. Vincent’s Hospital),…

The number of accountable care organizations (ACOs) has reach more than 500 in total, according to a new report from the consulting firm, Oliver Wyman. The number of accountable care organizations (ACOs) has reach more than 500 in total, according to a new report from the consulting firm, Oliver Wyman. read more …read more    

The Medicare Accountable Care Organization (ACO) programs reward participating health care provider groups that achieve slower spending growth and high quality of care. …read more    

In his presentation at the Atlanta Health IT Summit on April 16, Stephen Morgan, M.D., CMIO at the Roanoke-based Carilion Clinic, spoke about the journey of his organization, Carilion Clinic, towards accountable care and population health In his presentation at the Atlanta Health IT Summit on April 16, Stephen Morgan, M.D., senior vice president and…

0 While much of the recent focus in this industry is on yet another ICD-10 delay, it’s quietly been an eventful month for the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) concept. In my opinion, the ACO movement is spiraling towards an eventual crossroads that will foretell its future. While much of the recent focus in this industry…

The April Standards Committee began with a tribute to Jon Perlin, who is leaving his chair role of the HIT Standards Committee so that he can focus on his chair role at the American Hospital Association. Jacob Reider, Deputy National Coordinator will serve as the Standards committee chair. I will continue as vice-chair. Jon Perlin…

On April 24, the Health IT Standards Committee discussed the evolution of its workgroup structure, in part to facilitate more cross-pollination with the Policy Committee. At the same meeting, ONC announced that Jacob Reider, M.D., will succeed Jonathan Perlin, M.D., as chair of the committee. On April 14, the federal Health IT Policy Committee (HITPC)…

If there is a common theme under the various mandates being handed down under the Affordable Care Act, it’s the extreme challenges confronting provider organizations struggling to fulfill the requirements under very tight deadlines. While there has been some breathing space on key mandates—notably the one-year delay on ICD-10 compliance signed into law by President…

While a growing number of health providers are turning to data analytics to help improve care and lower costs at their facilities, the use of analytics in healthcare remains relatively immature, according to a recent survey from HIMSS Analytics. read more …read more