Category: ACO
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Inovalon, Walgreens sign agreement to bring innovative solutions to healthcare marketplace
Inovalon, Inc., a leading provider of data-driven healthcare solutions, and Walgreens, the nation’s largest drugstore chain, today announced that they have entered into a multi-year agreement to provide Inovalon’s data-driven encounter support platform, Electronic Patient Assessment Solution Suite within Healthcare Clinic at select Walgreens to support improvements in managed care quality and performance. Source: Inovalon,…
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As the clock ticks down, premium information still elusive in some states
The St. Louis Beacon reports that Missouri consumers will have to wait for the Oct. 1 launch date to get answers about how much the new coverage will cost. Other news outlets offer state-specific coverage of how the marketplaces are taking shape and what types of impact they might have. Source: As the clock ticks…
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ACA creates ‘perfect storm’ for potential telemedicine success
Telemedicine could prove instrumental in helping to keep healthcare costs stable as the Affordable Care Act takes hold, according to Mario Gutierrez, executive director for the Center for Connected Health Policy. read more Source: ACA creates ‘perfect storm’ for potential telemedicine success
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Engaging Physicians With Data for Successful ACOs:
Dr. James Barr, chief medical director for Optimus Healthcare Partners and medical director of the Atlantic Health Systems ACO, talked about how he transformed his own family practice but also about how the ACO model and its analytics infrastructure can engage physicians in a high-performance network. For a journalist who writes about health information technology,…
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Health policy innovation is translational research directed at improving public’s health
A researcher’s voice of reason entered the national debate on “Obamacare” today when Springer Science+Business Media released The Affordable Care Act as a National Experiment: Health Policy Innovations and Lessons, edited by Harry P. Selker, MD, MSPH and June S. Wasser, MA. The book’s fresh perspective asserts that health policy innovation is translational research directed…
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As opponent presses McConnell on conservative credentials, Senate Minority Leader to offer new bill delaying health law provision
This might come as news to the Obama administration-;Mitch McConnell apparently has done nothing in the Senate to thwart the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. At least that’s the charge leveled by Matt Bevin, a tea party-backed candidate who claims the Republican leader is not conservative enough. Source: As opponent presses McConnell on conservative credentials,…
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3 hurdles hospital CIOs face in transitioning to accountable care
As care models continue to shift with an emphasis on increased provider accountability, hospital CIOs must evolve to keep pace, says Jorge Grillo, CIO at Canton-Potsdam Hospital in Potsdam, N.Y. read more Source: 3 hurdles hospital CIOs face in transitioning to accountable care
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ACA cloud site costs three times initial estimate
The cost of running a data site related to the Obama administration’s Affordable Care Act has tripled to more than $35 million since 2011. read more Source: ACA cloud site costs three times initial estimate
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New Hanover Regional Forms Clinically Integrated Network
The Wilmington, N.C.-based New Hanover Regional Medical Center (NHRMC) has formed Physician Quality Partners, a clinically integrated network (CIN)/accountable care organization (ACO) aimed to provide physicians access to the collaborative tools they will need to succeed in the new health care environment. The Wilmington, N.C.-based New Hanover Regional Medical Center (NHRMC) has formed Physician Quality…
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Testing complete for controversial ACA data hub
The long-awaited, controversial data hub that stands as the most important piece of technology in the Obama Administration’s Affordable Care Act is finally ready, according to federal health officials. read more Source: Testing complete for controversial ACA data hub