ACO Top Content

  1. How Telehealth Is Driving Engagement And Shaping The ACO Model Of The Future 10/23/2015

    The U.S. healthcare industry is rapidly transitioning beyond the traditional focus of treating individual patients’ physical conditions. Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and similar arrangements are leading the way, structured specifically to reward progress toward achieving the Triple Aim of improving the patient experience, improving the health of populations and reducing the cost of care. Fully addressing these dynamics By Derek Richards, PhD, director of clinical research and innovation, SilverCloud Health

  2. What Really Happened At HIMSS14 3/18/2014

    A look back at the sights and sounds of HIMSS14, from Keynote Speeches to the (really big) show floor By John Oncea, editor

  3. MGMA Urges Practices To Take Charge 10/27/2011
    There is no doubt that these are turbulent times for the U.S. healthcare system, and many private practices aren’t coping well with the change. With the federal government driving EHR adoption, health information exchange, and accountable care, some medical practices feel acquisition by a hospital/health system or early retirement are their only options in this new era of healthcare.
  4. 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

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

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

  6. Mostashari's Health IT Vision 4/29/2011
    In this Q&A, Health IT Outcomes gets the newly appointed National Coordinator of Health IT’s take on EHR effectiveness, troubling EHR research, and ensuring patient privacy in an electronic world.
  7. ACOs Struggle With Tech Adoption 8/19/2014

    A survey from the eHealth Initiative shows ACOs have made little HIT progress in the last year. By Katie Wike, contributing writer

  8. CMS Announces New IT Investment Model For ACOs 10/24/2014

    A CMS initiative will help ACOs in rural locations use health IT for better access to care. By Katie Wike, contributing writer

  9. Stage 2 MU Attestations Sluggish 5/13/2014

    Only four hospitals and 50 physicians have achieved Stage 2 MU according to CMS. By Christine Kern, contributing writer

  10. EHNAC Launches ACO, Practice Management Accreditation Programs 7/29/2014

    The programs are designed to certify entities for meeting best practices. By Christine Kern, contributing writer