ACO Top Content
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IT: The Only Certainty In Healthcare's Future
4/1/2011
Dell’s survey indicates that much of the uncertainty in the industry is thanks to healthcare reform. For example, virtually all hospital executives surveyed are worried about how states will cope with an expanded role in healthcare financing through Medicaid and other programs required under reform.
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Guest Column: Prepare For The New Patient Influx
5/28/2010
It is already difficult for some of us to find a primary care physician. So how can our country accommodate an influx 32 million newly insured patients under healthcare reform when the system is already overburdened? The fact that only 4% of new doctors choose to become primary care physicians each year suggests the problem will only get worse.
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Are Outdated Regulations Inhibiting Health IT
3/19/2014
FTC host public workshop examining U.S. healthcare competition. By Christine Kern, contributing writer
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Narrow Networks Challenge Healthcare Providers, Insurers
7/28/2014
Providers and insurers are wrestling with narrow-network backlash. By Christine Kern, contributing writer
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If Not Obamacare, Then What?
11/18/2011
As the title would indicate, I’m about to write another one of those politically charged opinion columns that always seem to get me in hot water with a large portion of our readership. The topic? Healthcare reform. By Ken Congdon, editor in chief, Health IT Outcomes
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ACOs Need Better EMRs
4/23/2014
KLAS survey finds EMRs aren’t meeting the needs of most ACOs. By Katie Wike, contributing writer
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Risk Or Remedy: How Data Can Help Halt The Readmissions Crisis
3/15/2016
Under pressure to do more with less, healthcare providers are pushing data analytics to new heights — looking to improve care, prevent readmissions, and reduce costs for stakeholders and patients.
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4 Healthcare Trends Emerge
3/27/2014
Vree Health’s top four healthcare trends to watch in 2014. By Christine Kern, contributing writer
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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
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ACOs To Cover 130 Million By 2017
7/31/2014
Parks Associates predicts more than 130 million patients will receive care from an accountable care organization by 2017. By Katie Wike, contributing writer