Featured ACO Articles
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Balancing The Scales: Selecting The Right EHR For The Life Of Your Practice And Your Patients
3/25/2013
If we are at or approaching a technological tipping point in the history of healthcare, then it has never been more important for physician practices to select the right electronic health record (EHR) – and there are tangible reasons to believe so.
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Novant Health Reduces Transcription TAT From Days To Hours, Doubles MT Productivity
4/16/2012
Novant Health’s 1,117 physicians, 13 hospitals, and 360 clinic locations serve more than 3.5 million patients from Northern Virginia to Georgia. Efficient, accurate capture and transfer of information from more than 1,500 dictating clinicians enables award-winning levels of quality and care.
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Advocated Illinois Cuts Its Transcription Costs 70%, Driving Further EHR Adoption
5/2/2012
This case study describes how Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center saved more than 70% on outsourced transcription and more than 50% in net transcription costs within the first ten months of installation.
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Enabling Collaborative Healthcare Delivery: Care Coordination Strategies With 21st Century Technology
11/9/2011
In 2003, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) identified care coordination as one of its 20 national priorities for quality. Since then, other prominent organizations, such as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the Commonwealth Fund, the National Quality Forum, and the World Health Organization, have recognized care coordination as a key component for improving healthcare delivery. By Intel
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Emerson Hospital Reduces Transcription TAT From Days To Hours, Lowers Costs By 50%
4/16/2012
Established in 1911, Emerson Hospital is a fullservice medical center situated in Concord, MA. A 179-bed facility staffed by 300 physicians, Emerson combines a human touch with state-of the- art technology—including top-flight medical transcription.
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Cost Fears Not Slowing Wireless Growth In Healthcare
10/9/2012
As healthcare organizations develop strategies to comply with federal mandates and succeed in the new environment, wireless is one of the emerging technologies that can enable organizations to meet their clinical and business objectives, especially in this era of having to do more with a finite set of resources.
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UC Health Reduces Transcription Turnaround Time By 66%, Dramatically Reduces Costs
4/16/2012
In 2001, the corporate transcription department of UC Health (formerly Health Alliance) in Cincinnati, Ohio was drowning from an increased volume of medical transcription. In particular, an increase in Emergency Department dictations added to an already heavy workload.
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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.
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ACO: The Next Big Shift For Healthcare Organizations
3/30/2012
This white paper shares the findings of recent research that assesses the understanding and preparation levels for developing an ACO among healthcare organizations.
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Lakeshore Health Network Improves Clinical And Financial Outcomes With Wellcentive
1/30/2013
The Wellcentive Advance healthcare intelligence platform has helped the Lakeshore Health Network (LHN) and its physicians implement a variety of Clinical Quality Improvement (CQI) programs and significantly improve its clinical and financial outcomes. The 350-member multispecialty Physician Hospital Organization (PHO) in Muskegon, Michigan has realized year-after-year improvements in preventive care and chronic disease management outcomes as a result of its use of Wellcentive’s solutions.