ACO Top Content
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Top 10 Health IT Trends 2015
11/21/2014
Our annual reader survey may have identified the top 10 health IT trends for the coming year, but three initiatives clearly rank above the rest when it comes to provider mindshare.
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Cloud Technology Can Reduce HIPAA Breach Risks
9/13/2013
While many providers worry that cloud technology puts their data at risk, it may actually be ideal for safeguarding protected health information from HIPAA breach risks By Greg Bengel, contributing writer
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Providers Will Spend Nearly 33 Million Hours Complying With HIPAA Rules
9/16/2013
A notice released in the Federal Register by HHS’ Office for Civil Rights breaks down how long providers will spend complying with HIPAA security and privacy rules By Greg Bengel, contributing writer
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Gainsharing: An Alternative To ACOs?
12/2/2011
Gainsharing — a pay-for-performance program in play at select hospitals throughout the U.S. — is creating an accountable care environment (and benefits) without adhering to the ACO (accountable care organization) final rule issued by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services). By Ken Congdon, Editor In Chief, Health IT Outcomes
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Appalachian Regional Healthcare System Implements Allscripts EHR
9/9/2013
The Appalachian Regional Healthcare System, serving the mountainous region known as the “High Country” of northwest North Carolina and northeast Tennessee, recently implemented Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM), an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system from Allscripts Healthcare Solutions. The solution is expected to aid Appalachian in care coordination, connectivity, and graphical interface of electronic medical records. By Wendy Grafius, contributing writer
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Does Meaningful Use Really Reduce Costs?
12/4/2013
A report in a special edition of the American Journal of Managed Care seeks to answer the question all providers want to know By Katie Wike, contributing writer
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Mobile Health Apps: Safe And Effective?
8/19/2013
Prescribing mobile apps for chronic conditions is gaining in popularity; providers now need to ensure the apps’ safety and quality By Katie Wike, contributing writer
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It’s Time To Change The Provider/Pharmacy Paradigm
8/6/2014
In an era of team-driven care coordination and value-based reimbursement, it makes more sense than ever for providers to establish their own point-of-care pharmacies.
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ACO Adoption Of HIT Varies
10/3/2014
ACOs aren’t only adopting mHealth and telehealth tools, according to a survey by Premier and the eHealth Initiative. By Katie Wike, contributing writer
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Can Entrepreneurs Save Healthcare?
5/28/2013
I love to hear Jonathan Bush speak. Say what you will about his agenda as president and CEO of EHR vendor athenahealth, but the guy is a charismatic, passionate, and persuasive public speaker. When you hear Bush give a keynote, it’s clear he’s inherited much of the political swagger that runs in his bloodline (former president George H.W. Bush is his uncle and George W. Bush is his cousin).