ACO Top Content
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‘Tis The Season For The Gift Of Voice Recognition In Healthcare IT
12/3/2012
Porter Research talks with Nuance’s Nic van Terheyden, M.D., about the possibilities voice-recognition holds for advancing patient engagement and improving the bottom line.
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ACOs: Healthcare’s Future, Or An Inevitable Failure?
4/2/2013
The term Accountable Care Organization has been around since 2006 and, in 2009, became part of the healthcare industry landscape when it was included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. BerylHealth created this infographic which provides a wealth of ACO-related information from the amount of the U.S. GDP spent on healthcare (15%) to the number of quality measures ACOs are measured on (33). By John Oncea, editor, Health IT Outcomes
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Partnership Brings Patient Education Across Entire Continuum Of Care
10/8/2013
Banner Health aims to provide patient engagement and education throughout entire system with enterprise solution. By Wendy Grafius, contributing writer
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Medicare ACO Lessons For Medicaid
6/30/2014
Aligning approaches to Accountable Care across Medicare and Medicaid. By Christine Kern, contributing writer
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How Big Data Can Personalize Healthcare
9/3/2013
Researchers from Notre Dame recently developed a system that could help providers personalize healthcare, lower readmission rates, and cut costs By Greg Bengel, contributing writer
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Follow-Up Visits Using Evidence-Based Guidelines Could Save Billions
2/3/2014
Study finds scheduling follow-up visits may be habitual; using evidence-based guidelines would save money, provide better access to care By Katie Wike, contributing writer
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Does Big Data Worry You? Not If You Can Gain Relevance
9/3/2013
It took about a century before the data volume in the world doubled for the first time; now it happens every 14 months. Healthcare is also generating more and more data every day, contributing to the volumes of information available. The problem with big data is that healthcare institutions often lack the right tools to bring all the information together to get the one insight that can improve the quality and efficiency of care. So, what’s the solution? Give everyone access to data that is relevant to them. By Ellen Derrico, director global market development, QlikTech
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ONC Study Results “Encouraging” For Physicians Using EHRs
11/5/2013
The latest ONC study shows the majority of physicians using EHRs can also send medication orders and exchange test results By Katie Wike, contributing writer
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PHM Failing To Integrate With EHRs
11/26/2013
A report from KLAS says PHM market is rapidly growing, vendors are struggling, and solutions aren’t integrating well with EHRs By Katie Wike, contributing writer
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Does ICD-10 Make Sense?
10/16/2013
Providers have opposed ICD-10 since the beginning and that opinion hasn’t changed over time. By Katie Wike, contributing writer