ACO Top Content

1. HIE Platform Creates Population Management Ready Infrastructure 4/7/2014

   Radiology service aims to develop an HIE infrastructure and enhance regional care coordination with implementation of comprehensive HIE platform. By Katie Wike, contributing writer

2. ONC Sets Goals For MU Stage 3 10/4/2013

   The Meaningful Use Workgroup is designing Stage 3 of Meaningful Use with a focus on connecting functionality and outcome By Katie Wike, contributing writer

3. HIPAA Hurdles For Providers 9/23/2013

   Compliance with the modified HIPAA Omnibus Rule is still proving a horrendous task for providers By Katie Wike, contributing writer

4. Medicare ACO Lessons For Medicaid 6/30/2014

   Aligning approaches to Accountable Care across Medicare and Medicaid. By Christine Kern, contributing writer

5. Obamacare Signups Pass 11 Million Mark 2/18/2015

   In a video posted on Facebook, the White House announced that 11.4 million individuals had either signed up or re-enrolled for healthcare via the exchanges. But that number was accompanied by a number of caveats. “The Affordable Care Act is working,” President Obama stated in the video. “It’s working a little better than we anticipated. Certainly, I think, working a lot better than many of the critics talked about early on.” By Christine Kern, contributing writer

6. CMS Taken To Task By OIG For EHR Fraud Failings 2/5/2014

   OIG report underscores CMS deficiencies in preventing EHR fraud, failures costing healthcare as much $250 billion each year By Christine Kern, contributing writer

7. CMS Reports Pioneer ACO Saving Money Despite Rough Start 2/6/2014

   Overcoming the loss of nine participants last year, CMS reports the Pioneer ACO Program saved nearly $150 million, provided high-quality care By Steve Richards, contributing writer

8. ACO Success Hinges On Provider/Patient Communication 7/30/2013

   New data released from BerylHealth shows the great potential of ACOs and indicates that success is dependent on patient outreach and care coordination By Greg Bengel, contributing writer

9. How Meaningful Use Perpetuates The EMR Communication Barrier 9/25/2013

   As we move towards interoperability, patient data is constantly changing hands, but proprietary EHR vendor codes inhibit the true exchange of patient information.

10. Meeting MU Through Mobile 7/23/2013

    A recent survey shows one-third of patients are open to mobile access of health records; providers who recognize that can be better positioned to meet Stage 2 MU requirements By Katie Wike, contributing writer