Several ACOs face the challenge of better coordinating patients’ transitions from hospitals to other settings. One accountable care organization in Kentucky seems to have found a solution in the form of mobile technology.
One of the fundamental principles of accountable care organizations (ACOs) is to support the efforts of physicians, nurses and other clinicians to make care safer and better coordinate patients’ transitions from hospitals to other settings. Certainly, controlling the transition process can help to reduce unnecessary readmissions—and therefore drastically cut costs.
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