Featured ACO Articles

1. Accountable Care Organization Technology Framework 2/20/2014

   The “accountable care organization” (ACO) is a major topic of discussion in American health policy. While the ACO label has been around since 2006, it was mentioned in numerous healthcare reform bills proposed in 2009 and was ultimately included in Section 3022 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) as the Medicare Shared Savings Program. The ACA’s ACO provision covers Medicare ACOs.

2. PrimeSUITE Implementation Boosts Important Metrics At Birmingham Heart Clinic 8/22/2012

   This case study from Greenway covers the Birmingham Heart Clinic, a nine provider cardiology practice established in 1994, and how it was able to boost charge capture, pre-provider income, and patient visits during the inaugural deployment year of PrimeSUITE®.

3. Case Study: Multi-Specialty Practice Cuts Costs With EHR 8/2/2010
   This case study highlights how Florida Medical Clinic utilized an integrated EHR and practice management solution to reduce annual transcription costs by nearly $1 million and decrease accounts receivable to 27 days. By Sage Software
4. White Paper: Healthcare Business Insights: Social Media Strategy For Healthcare Vendors 6/3/2011
   This white paper outlines how vendors in the healthcare space are using social networking sites to take relationship building to the next level, resulting in increased qualified leads, and, ultimately, a greater return on marketing investment. By Jennifer Dennard
5. 10 Things You Need To Know About Accountable Care Organizations 11/22/2011

   Compared to a traditional fee-for-service model, a successful ACO will incentivize cooperation and will lower costs by encouraging quality care rather than generation of volume. This paper defines three different structures for ACOs: integrated, collective, and combination.

6. Even A 60-Year-Old Multi-Specialty Practice Can Succeed With EHR 6/1/2012

   After 60+ years in operation, The Veranda multi-specialty practice wanted a solution that would include an integrated electronic health record (EHR)/practice management (PM) solution, as well as one that could support multiple specialties as the practice considered growing outside of its OB/GYN roots.

7. Achieving Success With The 5010 / ICD-10 Change-Over 2/8/2012
   SuccessEHS is a nationally acclaimed vendor providing Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Practice Management solutions with Integrated Medical Billing Services.
8. EHR Helps Providers Serve The Underserved Patient Population 5/7/2012

   The EHR system PrimaryPlus had been using for a number of years wasn’t meeting today’s challenges, let alone future ones regarding coordinated care, accountable care and other quality-based funding initiatives, an aging population, and developing ICD-10 and HIPAA 5010 standards. It needed a flexible and scalable IT infrastructure that would support the health system’s continued growth.

9. Reinventing Healthcare For The 21st Century 11/21/2012

   Both developed and emerging countries face three global megatrends that will have a crippling impact on their economies and societies if not addressed in the near future.

10. An Israeli Model For Coordinated Care 4/5/2012
    This white paper illustrates how Maccabi Healthcare Services, the second largest health maintenance organization in Israel, aligned the proper incentives, processes, and IT assets to deliver coordinated care to more than 1.9 million members.