ACO Top Content

  1. ACO Cost-Sharing Subsidies Should Alleviate Payment Fears 7/21/2014

    Cost-sharing subsidies take up slack of payments for many ACO patients. By Christine Kern, contributing writer

  2. States Looking To ACOs To Reduce Medicaid Costs 7/9/2014

    State Medicaid ACOs Up but Struggles Mount. By Christine Kern, contributing writer

  3. 8 Musts For Community Healthcare Providers' 2015 IT Plan 1/7/2015

    If you are a community healthcare provider, you have just been through a time where the pace of change and confusion couldn’t be greater. Predicting the future can literally mean trying to understand what is going to be different in just six short months from now. The old notion of a five-year strategic plan has gone out the window in favor of one-year action plans. Simply put, there is a “new normal” that we must accept related to pace of change. In light of that, I’d like to offer a few thoughts on what you might expect to incorporate into your IT Plans for 2015. By Phil Stravers, ICE Technologies, Inc.

  4. The Care Continuum Wars 3/15/2012

    Lines are beginning to blur between health insurers and hospital systems, as both parties battle it out to control their own autonomous patient care networks. By Ken Congdon, editor in chief, Health IT Outcomes

  5. Providers Encourage Shared Accountability With Patients 6/17/2014

    More providers are asking patients to read medical records and spot errors. By Christine Kern, contributing writer

  6. Study: Health IT Vital For ACOs 7/24/2014

    Establishing an accountable care organization requires health technology, especially when the ACO is created by an academic medical center. By Katie Wike, contributing writer

  7. Vanishing Practices & The Impact On Health IT 6/5/2012

    Several factors are creating a “perfect storm” for hospitals to acquire physicians practices, and this time, the trend doesn’t appear to be cyclical. What does this mean for health IT and the future of healthcare delivery in the United States?

  8. ACOs Need Better EMRs 4/23/2014

    KLAS survey finds EMRs aren’t meeting the needs of most ACOs. By Katie Wike, contributing writer

  9. New Population Health Decision System For ACOs Uncovers The Hidden Risks 3/10/2016

    One of the biggest challenges for Accountable Care Organizations is effective deployment of patient care resources. To succeed requires an in-depth understanding of patient risk, which is often difficult to assess. The reason for this is that most risk analysis systems rely on claims data, which can only tell who, in the past, has been a high-use patient. What that data can’t do is tell you who is on the verge of developing a serious condition.

  10. Narrow Networks Challenge Healthcare Providers, Insurers 7/28/2014

    Providers and insurers are wrestling with narrow-network backlash. By Christine Kern, contributing writer