Category: ACO

0 The Commonwealth Fund blog this past week by Dominique Hall and Mark A. Zezza, Ph.D. speaks to the revolutionary changes—many of them data-fueled—that are changing healthcare delivery and payment these days I found a blog on The Commonwealth Fund Blog site this past week to be a very important one to read. In the…

Today was the final day of the Healthcare IT Marketing and PR Conference (HITMC) which I organize. The event is a lot of work, but the community that it’s created is absolutely golden. I really happened upon a unique community that had never been brought together before. Before this conference, healthcare marketing and PR professionals…

In advance of her keynote at iHT2’s Health IT Summit in Washington D.C., RWJF senior policy advisor, Susan Dentzer talks about the opportunities and challenges in healthcare with HCI. Because of what lies ahead, Susan Dentzer, senior policy advisor for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), a Princeton, N.J. nonprofit, sees this as an exciting…

By John Halamka We’re now in the middle of Spring mushroom season. Shitake subtypes like Westwind, Double Jewel, Snowcap, WR46 and WW70 have been particularly productive. The bulk of our mushroom production is in the Fall, but having two fruitings per season really helps our mushroom business. At present, we have only 10,000 pounds of…

With provider organizations taking on more risk as they continue to enter into the world of value-based healthcare, BI and analytics become crucial elements. In Virginia, one healthcare organization has recently taken the dive into this pool, keying its population health initiatives. With provider organizations taking on more risk as they continue to enter into…

0 We’re collectively very early on in a very, very long, complex journey to fully accountable care in U.S. healthcare, and the initial Pioneer ACO Program savings need to be understood in that context Just yesterday, the Department of Health and Human Services announced on its website that, after two years in existence, the Pioneer…

After two years in existence, the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization (ACO) program has saved the Medicare program $384 million in total, or $300 per Medicare beneficiary per year After two years in existence, the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization (ACO) program has saved the Medicare program $384 million in total, or $300 per Medicare beneficiary per…

The Journey to Value-Based Care: Lessons Learned from Aviation By David Nace, MD The Affordable Care Act (ACA) and healthcare reform have impacted providers in all aspects, from the way they are and will be paid to how they engage patients. To meet the deadlines and demands of an industry shifting to value-based care (VBC),…

Regardless of one’s views on the Affordable Care Act, it has succeeded in placing long-overdue attention on improving management of patient transitions from one care setting to another, according to a leading health care policy analyst speaking today at the National Quality Summit, sponsored by the National Association for Healthcare Quality. …read more Source:: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150427/ACA-incentives-driving-healthcare-transition-improvements-in-hospitals.aspx…

Dan Theodorescu, MD, PhD, director of the NCI-designated University of Colorado Cancer Center and professor of Urology and Pharmacology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine was awarded the Barringer Medal this past Saturday from the American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons for his distinguished contributions to urology. …read more Source:: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150425/Dan-Theodorescu-awarded-Barringer-Medal-for-distinguished-contributions-to-urology.aspx