Safety Net ACOs Lack Necessary EHR Functionality
In a survey of California accountable care organizations providing care to safety net populations, EHR functionality for these organizations was noted for being deficient in a number of ways.
Coordinated Care Corner
Accountable Care Organizations
Are ACOs Destined to Follow Integrated Delivery Networks’ Fate?
As ACOs have a lot in common with the integrated delivery networks of the 1990’s, many are wondering if they will come to the same disappointing end.
Safety Net Challenges in Delivering Accountable Care
This blog post discusses the particular challenges safety net providers face in providing accountable care.
Care Management
Most States Engaged in Medicaid Care Coordination Efforts
Forty-five states have care coordination strategies underway, and some with multiple efforts.
Health IT Holds Key to Better Care Integration
IT-enabled care coordination is a key component of patient safety. Healthcare organizations must invest in technology infrastructure to enable complex medical care.
5 Ways Case Management Improves Care Coordination
Case management tools can put the accelerator on progress in care coordination to improve quality and reduce costs.
Health Information Exchange
4 Practices to Improve HIE Optimization
This post names four best practices hospitals can adopt to better optimize HIE solutions.
How Physicians Should Chose a Health Information Exchange
Due to recent growth in the HIE market, physicians now have multiple choices when deciding which information exchange fits best their practice.
HIE use financially beneficial for both payers and providers
Participating in a health information exchange can produce net financial gains for both providers and payers.
Patient-Centered Medical Home
Primary Care with a Personal Touch
Medical Homes survey reveals diverse settings, but single goal: Increase quality of care.
Patient-Centric Technology Really Does Improve Patient Care
Aetna subsidiaries are seeing tangible results using an accountable care approach that takes advantage of mobile communications and automated reminders for managing chronic illness.
10 Guiding Principles for Patient-Centered Care
This post follows 10 patient-centered care guiding principles to ensure a health system puts the patient first in every decision.
Regulatory News
The National Coordinator of Health IT Hopeful for the Future of Healthcare
Despite the many challenges, Dr. Mostashari is optimistic about the future of healthcare, largely because of the many new tools in place.
Healthcare Hiring Boom, Despite Ruling
Despite the SCOTUS ruling, healthcare employment will continue to grow much faster than employment generally.
IT Decisions Rely on Supreme Court Healthcare Ruling
The Supreme Court healthcare ruling could influence the direction of Health IT.
Uncategorized
NCQA Offers ACO Accreditation Review
Provider groups that claim to be accountable care organizations now have a way to prove it through an accreditation program offered by the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
