Category: ACO
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BIDMC aims to improve family engagement and reduce overall risk of harm in ICU
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is embarking on a new phase of its mission to eliminate preventable harm, using information technology and system science together with patient and family engagement to head off harm before it happens. …read more
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Supreme Court gives nuns temporary reprieve on health law’s contraceptive mandate
The Supreme Court on Friday afternoon gave an order of Roman Catholic nuns some added protection against the enforcement of a part of the Affordable Care Act, and spared them -; for now -; from having to file a government form in order to be exempt. …read more
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Improving kids’ care: Beacon Communities talk about what works
Technology, including portals and text alerts, is at the heart of one Beacon Community’s efforts to improve communication between caregivers, physicians and schools about managing children’s asthma. read more …read more
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When Does It Make Sense to Outsource Quality Measure Reporting?
0 Physician networks face an alphabet soup of acronyms in the array of quality measure reporting programs they participate in: MU, PQRS and ACO, just to name a few. Even organizations that are relatively sophisticated in terms of technology deployment may still lack the capacity to handle their clinical quality measure reporting needs internally. Physician…
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Using Health IT to Support Children’s Health: Lessons Learned from the Beacon Communities
When the Beacon Program began in 2010, ONC asked that each of us take steps to align our health IT investments with the top population health priorities for our community. Along with several other Beacon Communities, we in Southeast Minnesota selected children’s health, with a clinical focus on pediatric asthma. We knew that health IT…
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Development of physical aggression in toddlers strongly linked with genetic factors
The development of physical aggression in toddlers is strongly associated genetic factors and to a lesser degree with the environment, according to a new study led by Eric Lacourse of the University of Montreal and its affiliated CHU Sainte-Justine Hospital. Lacourse’s worked with the parents of identical and non-identical twins to evaluate and compare their…
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Telestroke appears to be cost-effective for society
Researchers have found that using telemedicine to deliver stroke care, also known as telestroke, appears to be cost-effective for society. The research was recently published in the American Journal of Managed Care. …read more
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Award Winning Readmission Prevention Protocols: Navigating Care Transitions with Preferred SNF and Home Health Providers
With hospital readmission rates under close scrutiny by CMS, Torrance Memorial Health System launched a readmission program in early 2013 that has been recognized as a program of excellence for its innovation and impact on the community. Navigators work with patients prior to discharge from the hospital to educate them on the hospital’s Care Transitions…
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Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare applauds introduction of Better Care, Lower Cost Act of 2014
The Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare – a coalition of home health providers dedicated to improving the integrity, quality, and efficiency of home healthcare for our nation’s seniors – today commended Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Congressman Erik Paulsen (R-MN) and Congressman Peter Welch (D-VT) for introducing the Better Care, Lower Cost…
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In states opposed to health law, many low-income residents are left out
Politico examines the stark differences in the impact of the Affordable Care Act between Republican-led states fighting it and others that have accepted the health overhaul. Meanwhile, USA Today finds that even with the law, many consumers will face troubling medical debt. …read more