Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality | June 6, 2017
Hospitals that participate in Medicare ACOs, attest to meaningful use of EHRs or are part of the Bundled Payment for Care Initiative tend to perform better in CMS' Hospital Readmission Reduction Program, according to
a study in JAMA Internal Medicine.
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FierceHealthcare | June 5, 2017
Accountable care organizations can optimize medications to meet quality standards, but some still face barriers to such efforts, according to a new study. Researchers from Leavitt Partners and the National Pharmaceutical Council
found that more ACOs are involving pharmacists in patient care and many have expanded their use of generic medications...
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Upcoming Events
Population Health Management, Risk Modeling & Patient Stratification Conference
June 22-23, 2017 | Boston, MA
June 22-23, 2017 | Chicago, IL
June 25-28, 2017 | Orlando, FL
Eighth National ACO Summit
June 28-29, 2017 | Arlington, VA
FLAACOs 2017 Conference
October 19-20, 2017 | Orlando, FL
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URAC | June 6, 2017
The drive toward value-based care is requiring the healthcare industry to make a 180-degree turn from where we were just a few years ago. We're moving away from a system focused on treating sickness to one that strives for wellness; fr
om encouraging volume to demanding value; from
fill
ing beds to penalizing readmissions; and finally
,
from a system centered on the
provider to one that rightfully revolves around the patient...
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Healthcare Dive | June 7, 2017
The value-based care trend is forging ahead with many passionate backers. Moving away from the old fee-for-service healthcare model to a value-based system isn't just about enhancing outcomes, it's also a way to rein in rising healthcare costs and put the patient at the center of their care, health leaders say...
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Vendor Spotlight
U.S. Advisors serves ACOs in managing and mitigating risk they already have due to missed financial benchmarks and reduce the negative impact of large medical catastrophic claims with Reinsurance reimbursement. They have been at the genesis of the ACO Industry since 2012 with Reinsurance solutions including Reinsurance Captives that make the ACO's profits tax-advantaged. Solutions extend to commercial and Medicare populations for greater savings and profit protection. They construct viable options around the CMS initiatives for maximum results and protection...
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