Category: ACO

Blair Childs, senior vice president, public affairs, at Premier, Inc., responds to Thursday’s announcement from CMS about the Medicare Shared Savings Program for ACOs Late Thursday evening, June 4, Blair Childs, senior vice president, public affairs, at the Charlotte-based Premier, Inc., released a statement on behalf of the health alliance, responding to that day’s announcement…

A discussion about patient-centered innovations in cancer care management speaks to broader trends in provider evaluation emerging in healthcare It was fascinating to watch a video discussion online at the American Journal of Managed Care that was held this spring, focusing on outcomes measurement and patient-centered care in oncology. The April 22 video discussion involved…

Teenage girls in the District of Columbia’s Anacostia neighborhood are twice more likely to become teen mothers than their peers in other parts of the city, and almost three times more likely than the national average. …read more Source:: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150604/TAPP-awarded-grant-to-support-reproductive-health-care-programs-for-pregnant-teens-in-DC.aspx       

Achieving interoperability can be challenging in a healthcare setting, as Intel recognized with the launch of a homegrown ACO this year. An inside look at its initiative sheds light on the approaches the company took to addressing those challenges. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fierceemr.com/story/intel-aco-initiative-focuses-standards-based-interoperability/2015-06-03?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss       

Earlier this year, we witnessed a growing trend to shift provider payment models from fee-for-service (FFS) to Value Based Care (VBC) and accountable care organization (ACO) models. While the need for this transition has been a hot topic for several years, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), along with major payers, moved beyond…

0 As population health and accountable care initiatives move forward and ramp up, the leaders of larger physician groups are helping to lay the groundwork for transformational change in the new healthcare It was fascinating to interview Donald W. Fisher, Ph.D., the president of the Alexandria, Va.-based American Medical Group Association (AMGA), earlier this spring,…

There is a wealth of published information describing interactions between drugs used to treat cardiovascular disease and the genetic variations that can affect how patients respond to them. But few heart specialists make routine use of this potentially life-saving data. …read more Source:: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150602/Substantial-pharmacogenetic-information-available-on-cardiovascular-drugs.aspx       

Carbon monoxide is known by many as a poisonous gas that causes brain injury and other neurological symptoms, including memory loss and confusion. But a new study led by investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center suggests the opposite may be true: When administered in small, carefully controlled amounts, carbon monoxide may actually protect the…

The lack of a holistic digital healthcare strategy means the adoption of connected healthcare infrastructure is not uniform across the world, according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan. read more …read more Source:: http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/health-providers-lack-it-infrastructure-roadmap/2015-05-26?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss