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June 7, 2019
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RevCycle Intelligence | June 3, 2019 
    
Commercial accountable care organizations (ACOs) in California are outperforming two common provider network arrangements in terms of care quality and total cost of care, according to a recent  analysis by the Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA).  Using data from the California Regional Healthcare Cost and Quality Atlas (Atlas), a comprehensive benchmarking tool that examines data from ten health plans and Medicare, researchers found that the average care quality performance rate for commercial ACO members was 66.7% in 2017. . . READ MORE   
 
 
 
Health Affairs | June, 2019     
 
More than a half-century ago, it was not unusual for physicians to make house calls. Modern medicine, however, transitioned care from the patient's home to the provider's office in an effort to improve efficiency. Still, there are advantages to house calls: to offer the patient convenience and safety, help providers build more personal relationships with patients, comprehensively assess patients' needs, and identify issues related to the home environment... READ MORE    
 


Healthcare Innovation | June 5, 2019     
 
Caravan Health, a company that helps community health systems build accountable care and population health programs, is partnering with the Texas Hospital Association (THA) with the aim to assist hospitals and other healthcare providers succeed under value-based payment models.  Through the new collaborative, THA and Caravan Health will launch Value TX Health, a statewide clinically integrated network focused on achieving the scale and process improvements needed for hospitals and other providers to succeed under value-based payment models. . . READ MORE    
 


Modern Healthcare | June 4, 2019     
 
A majority of patients feel providers should do more to identify and address their social needs, according to a new Kaiser Permanente survey released Tuesday.
Among the survey's key findings was that 97% of respondents said they felt their medical provider should ask about social needs during visits . . . READ MORE    
 


Exhibitor Spotlight
   

Vynca is a Saas based advance care planning solution that enables providers to engage in ACP conversations, electronically document care plans, and access these plans across the care continuum. 

  


  

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