Featured ACO Articles
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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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Is The U.S. Ahead Of The Connected Healthcare Curve?
5/29/2012
In the United States, more patients can access their health records online than in many other countries. Does this mean that we are ahead of the connected healthcare curve? This study helps to shed some light on the subject.
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Provider’s Perceptions On Mobility In Healthcare
8/24/2011
Porter Research and Billian’s HealthDATA have collaborated to bring you this primary market research program aimed at understanding healthcare providers’ perceptions regarding mobility in healthcare.
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Using A Healthy EHR Core To Form A Successful ACO
12/30/2014
Coastal Carolina Health Care (CCHC) successfully uses Allscripts TouchWorks® EHR as a core solution for its practice and Accountable Care Organization (ACO), Coastal Carolina Quality Care, Inc. The solution’s robust reporting capabilities helped CCHC successfully attest for Meaningful Use Stage 2, provide comprehensive preventative care for patients and reduce the number of emergency room (ER) visits and hospital readmissions.
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The Direct Evolution: Why It Will Change How You Communicate
5/1/2013
What is Direct? Does it replace a HIE? Is it redundant with HL7 or XDS functionality? If I use email rather than Direct am I out of compliance with HIPAA?
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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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Using mHealth To Work Smarter
12/1/2011
A widely used term in the rapidly changing world of mobile technologies for healthcare is mHealth.
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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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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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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.