ACO Top Content

51. Parent Portal Usage Increases Preventative Care For Children 11/7/2013

    Parents who use online tools to access their children’s information are 2.5 times more likely to take them to well-child checks. By Katie Wike, contributing writer

52. Is Technology Contributing To Physician Burnout? 11/18/2013

    Driven largely by an expanded legislative mandate and the implementation of new health policy, the scale has seemingly tipped in the direction of large-scale Electronic Health Record (EHR) adoption. By some estimates, nearly 80 percent of all family practice physicians will be using EHRs in their practices by the end of this year. And while we’ve heard about the clinical and administrative efficiencies of EHRs, we haven’t talked a great deal about the burden that potentially accompanies them – in particular, the physical and emotional stress associated with managing technology that is continuing to evolve as well as meaningful use requirements and e-prescribing penalties. By Linda M. Girgis, MD, FAAFP

53. Cleaning “Dirty Data” 9/26/2013

    Can something as simple as a smart card prevent “dirty data” and Medicare fraud? By Katie Wike, contributing writer

54. Guest Column: The Congressional Shift And Health IT 12/7/2010

    With a Republican majority in the House of Representatives, many have begun to speculate whether funding for the health IT aspects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act are in jeopardy. By Justin Barnes, former vice president, Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc.

55. Healthcare Spending Slowed For First Time In Over A Decade 1/24/2014

    Shift in location for performance of services, frugality of the consumers, Obamacare credited By Christine Kern, contributing writer

56. ACO Rules Under Fire 5/13/2011
    Questions and concerns surrounding ACOs (Accountable Care Organizations) have been well documented in the healthcare industry ever since the first healthcare reform proposals started making the rounds on Capitol Hill.
57. 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.
58. Moving Beyond The EHR 1/23/2015

    What technologies will shape the future of healthcare as the industry ventures into the looming “post-EHR era”?

59. National Health IT Week Gives Power To The Patient 9/23/2013

    National Health IT Week highlights how technology is transforming the delivery of care, from patient engagement to driving better patient outcomes to streamlining clinical and business operations By Geeta Nayyar, M.D., M.B.A., CMIO, PatientPoint

60. CMS Delays Audits Costing Taxpayers Up To $4 Billion 2/13/2014

    CAGW argues new delay is unnecessary, expensive “oversight holiday” for hospitals. By Christine Kern, Contributing Writer