ACO Top Content

1. Blue Button Important For MU Stage 2 10/1/2013

   ONC is increasing its push for Blue Button, hailing it as the key to patient and provider engagement By Greg Bengel, contributing writer

2. OIG Says RACs And CMS Could Be Identifying Even More Fraud 9/16/2013

   OIG criticizes RAC program and CMS, concluding that CMS must do more to evaluate the effectiveness of the program and take action regarding improper payments By Greg Bengel, contributing writer

3. The Eight-Year Journey To Accountable Care 9/10/2012

   As historical path to payment and delivery transformation culminates, post-Supreme Court landscape quickly moves beyond Medicare Shared Savings.

4. Fourth Generation HIE Improves Patient Outcomes 9/13/2012

   This article explains how fourth-generation HIEs are currently being leveraged to enhance clinical collaboration and workflows, while improving patient care.

5. EHRs Collecting Patient Reviews: Is It A Violation Of Trust? 9/11/2013

   Doctors call Practice Fusion’s decision to email patients asking for physician reviews “spam” and “deception” By Katie Wike, contributing writer

6. CAC Implementation Results In 35% Increase In Productivity Gains For Inpatient Coders 11/6/2013

   Summit Health chooses computer-assisted coding and clinical documentation improvement solution as part of ICD-10 transition strategy. By Wendy Grafius, contributing writer

7. OIG Blames Hospitals For CMS Overpayments 8/30/2013

   Report from OIG estimates that CMS overpaid hospitals $38.2 million for unnecessary short-stay claims related to cancelled elective surgeries By Greg Bengel, contributing writer

8. CMS Stops Provider Enrollment With First-Ever Home Health Moratorium 8/19/2013

   CMS uses its authority to impose a moratorium on new provider enrollment in certain hot-spot areas to fight Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP fraud By Greg Bengel, contributing writer

9. Utilizing Evidence-Based Order Sets To Improve Core Measures 8/9/2013

   Order sets provide physicians with supporting medical evidence and narrative guidelines that help them meet best practices with core measures performance and quality metrics By Greg Bengel, contributing writer

10. A Call For Better Health IT 10/29/2014

    Whether technology played a part in Duncan’s Ebola misdiagnosis may still be in question, but what can no longer be ignored is the fact that health IT has to get better.