Category: ACO
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KLAS: Third-Party Vendors Outperform EMRs for Meeting Physician-Led ACO Needs
Third-party accountable care organization (ACO) vendors are outperforming electronic medical record (EMR) vendors when it comes to meeting the needs of physician-led ACOs, according to the latest report from the Orem, Utah-based KLAS research. Third-party accountable care organization (ACO) vendors are outperforming electronic medical record (EMR) vendors when it comes to meeting the needs of…
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CIO wrangles data for first step to ACO
Like most CIOs of three-hospital health systems, Karen Bowling has plenty keeping her busy these days. Now there’s more to do. With the mission of meeting a slew of federal mandates pretty much well in hand, it’s time to help steer toward a future of accountable care. [See also: ACOs and meaningful use to go…
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Big Brother Or Best Friend?
The premise of clinical decision support (CDS) is simple and powerful: humans can’t remember everything, so enter data into a computer and let the computer render judgement. So long as the data is accurate and the rules in the computer are valid, the computer will be correct the vast majority of the time. CDS is…
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Affordable Care Act may alter costs for Automobile and liability insurance
The expansion of health insurance accomplished under the Affordable Care Act may alter costs for several major types of liability insurance, although any such changes are likely to be modest, according to a new RAND Corporation report. …read more
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BIDMC doc: Google Glass ‘streamlines’ our workflow
Google Glass is improving life for providers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, according to CIO John Halamka. read more …read more
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Google Glass – the Details
I’m now able to publicly write about the work that Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has been doing with stealthy start up, Wearable Intelligence. We’ve been working over the past 4 months on pilots that I believe will improve the safety, quality and efficiency of patient care through the integration of wearable technology such as…
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BIDMC expands e-access to mental health notes
Boston-based Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a pioneer in providing patients with access to their electronic health record data, has decided to take its policy on transparency a step further by allowing patients to access mental health notes. read more …read more
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Viewpoints: Debate rolls on about enrollment numbers; Ryan’s plan ‘squeezes seniors’
You can forgive a little football-spiking, even if Obamacare is far from the end zone. The White House this week announced that the number of people who enrolled in new individual health-care insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act topped 7 million and could still rise. …read more
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“Flight Patterns” for Physicians Leading ACOs: Dr. Mostashari Shares Critical Success Factors
0 The American Journal of Managed Care recently published an online commentary from Farzad Mostashari, M.D., and James A. Colbert, M.D., focused on ”Four Key Technologies” for physician-led ACOs—with major implications for healthcare IT leaders read more …read more
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Ryan budget plan stirs opposition on both sides of the aisle
The proposal from House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., would cut $5 trillion over the next decade by repealing the Affordable Care Act and making sharp cuts to health care programs for the middle class and the poor. Democrats are incorporating the proposal into their midterm campaign strategy, while some Republicans, angered by the House…