Category: ACO

The number of accountable care organizations (ACOs) continued to rise in the past year, though at a slower pace than in 2013, according to new research from consulting firm Oliver Wyman. The number of accountable care organizations (ACOs) continued to rise in the past year, though at a slower pace than in 2013, according to…

Leaders at the Tacoma, Washington-based MultiCare Health System are harnessing data for clinical performance improvement, across numerous areas of activity Exciting things are happening these days at MultiCare Health System, an integrated delivery network based in Tacoma, Washington, and serving the Puget Sound metropolitan area. MultiCare Health operates five hospitals and is building a sixth;…

Without a doubt, one of the most significant developments in thoracic surgery was the advent of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery or VATS in the 1990s… …read more Source:: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150422/Advances-in-thoracic-surgery-an-interview-with-Dan-Wildman-VP-Global-Franchise-Strategy-Innovation-Ethicon.aspx       

The Affordable Care Act allowed millions of young adults to retain health care coverage through their parents’ insurance plans, but new research finds that many young African-American and Hispanic adults who need coverage for trauma care may not get it. …read more Source:: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150413/Dependent-coverage-provision-of-ACA-does-not-address-racial-disparities-in-trauma-care.aspx       

For those readers attending HIMSS who might want to check out my shoes, you can catch me at the Medicomp Booth (# 2318) on Monday afternoon. This year’s celebrity contestants include Jacob Reider, Lyle Berkowitz, and Ross Martin. Medicomp will again be making donations to our favorite charities and I’m honored to have been invited…

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) allowed millions of young adults to retain health care coverage through their parents’ insurance plans, but new research finds that many young African-American and Hispanic adults who need coverage for trauma care may not get it. …read more Source:: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20150410/Dependent-care-provision-of-ACA-does-not-address-racial-gap-in-trauma-care.aspx       

By Deborah Leyva Link: Press Release The Accountable Care (ACO) Survival Guide Store now contains a 3-hour training program with a Question and Answer Quiz to help ACO Professionals and their partners better understand the daunting challenges of CMS regulations. The training is broken up into 3 parts: Eligibility and Application Requirements, Benchmark and Performance…

By Deborah Leyva There are many people who believe that fee-for-service reimbursement methods are on their way out… While this may be true, the fact remains that ACO regulations and the new HHS announcements call for reductions in cost which equates to the fees for services that are provided by physicians to patients. However, on…

By Deborah Leyva Link: ACO Survival Guide Store Today’s press release describes the ACO Survival Guide as a tool that provides not only an overview of the incredibly complex and arcane regulations, but also provides actionable information to support quality reporting, improved infrastructure, and analysis of operational, financial and clinical performance. In addition, the introduction of…