Category: ACO

HackensackAlliance, an accountable care organization (ACO) in Hackensack, N.J., gave its patients their own 4G tablets to better coordinate and manage their care–an investment that is paying off…. read more …read more

To any hospital CIOs concerned that the recent extension to Meaningful Use Stage 2 does nothing to alleviate an aggressive start date, Acting National Coordinator for Health IT Jacob Reider has a message: the incentive program is hard work. read more …read more

EMRs can help improve diabetes care by making care coordination of such patients more efficient, according to a study reported in iHealthBeat. The federally-funded study, which was done by the Western New York Beacon Community, went to one of 17 Beacon Communities funded by ONCHIT, which has handed out $250.3 million in total grants. In…

Research at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice, Lebanon, N.H., found that significant reductions in cancer treatment may be found in accountable care organizations (ACOs), as a result in reductions in hospitalizations. Research at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice, Lebanon, N.H., found that significant reductions in cancer treatment…

Approximately 10 percent of Medicare spending is for cancer care, and Medicare spending is nearly four times higher for beneficiaries with cancer than in those without the disease. Little is known about how to curb spending growth while maintaining or improving quality of care for these high-risk, high-cost patients. …read more

A new report from the Orem, Utah-based KLAS Research indicates that most providers will be looking to niche vendors, and a best-of-breed integrated mentality, to comply with the IT demands of a value-based payment model. A new report from the Orem, Utah-based KLAS Research indicates that most providers will be looking to niche vendors, and…

A good chunk of hospital executives have no plans to implement an accountable care oraganization (ACO)-like model in the near future, a recent survey from Purdue Healthcare Advisors, a non-profit health-care consulting organization, revealed. A good chunk of hospital executives have no plans to implement an accountable care organization (ACO)-like model in the near future,…

Healthcare organizations across the U.S. are investing significant resources in re-architecting their care delivery infrastructures to enable them to adapt successfully to new, value-based Accountable Care Organization (ACO) payment and delivery models. As these entities prepare to go “at risk” and take outcomes-based capitated or bundled payments, they face a broad set of challenges. These…

Staff for optimal patient care. Healthcare organizations like yours face increased pressure to provide safe, quality, affordable care that leads to the best possible patient outcomes. At the same time, healthcare costs continue to rise, which puts more pressure on your organization to operate efficiently. According to the Massachusetts Hospital Association, staffing accounts for 70%…

Healthcare organizations are feeling pressure from all sides – legislators, end-users and industry leaders – to make the transformation to coordinated care based on insightful use of data. The affordable care directive challenges healthcare organizations to swap pay-for-service for pay-for-outcome models, fulfill Meaningful Use criteria, form ACOs, embrace ICD-10, employ value-based purchasing, and eliminate waste.…