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Complimentary from the publishers of Accountable Care News March, 2017

“Opacity is a hallmark of our healthcare system. There is no way that healthcare will ever be a functional market without transparent information. The premise of value-based purchasing is the availability of meaningful, transparent information that purchasers can use to identify high-value care and for patients to make decisions. The direction of proposed legislation is to put more of the decision making into the hands of patients, but there is currently little or no information for them to use to make informed decisions or to be responsible consumers. That is untenable and unfair. Without information and tools to make decisions, patients will have a very difficult time navigating their choices and the system.”
- Elizabeth Mitchell, president/CEO, the Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement (NRHI).

"Pre/post-acute care programs can add value to MIPS by acting as qualifying activities and/or measures. For 2017, most eligible clinical participants must attest to the completion of up to four improvement activities for a minimum of 90 days. There are currently 92 listed. For MIPS quality measures, eligible clinicians must report six measures out of a list of 271."

Excerpted from: Accountable Care News, Volume 8 Number 3, March 2017, "Achieving MACRA Success Through Pre/Post-Acute Care Integration."

ACOs Reduced Medical Costs Without Increasing Drug Costs
University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences Media Relations, March 13, 2017

Study: As ACOs get bigger they become less efficient
Healthcare IT News, March 10, 2017

Health Data Exchange, EHR Dashboards Underpin a Successful ACO
HealthIT Analytics, March 8, 2017

ACO End-to-End Solutions Go Beyond EHR, Pop Health Technology
EHR Intelligence, March 6, 2017

Can ACOs survive a repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act?
FierceHealthcare, March 1, 2017

Is the success of physician-led ACOs sustainable?
Medical Economics, February 25, 2017

CMS: ACO coverage trends upwards in 2017
Healthcare Dive, February 23, 2017

Risk-Bearing ACOs Growing in Popularity Under Medicare Programs
Avalere, February 21, 2017

ACOs: Is there Room for Medicaid? by Liz Adler, Jim Ryan and Emma Mandell Gray
Medicare Advantage Organizations Transition to New Risk Scoring System by Deana K. Bell, David B. Koenig and Charlie M. Mills
Population Health Strategy Boots Savings for Fixed-Budget Hospital by Pascal Crosley, D.O.
Achieving MACRA Success Through Pre/Post-Acute Care Integration by David Krett, Jr.
Thought Leaders' Corner: What Challenges Do ACOs Face in Caring for Minority Populations?
Catching Up With... Elizabeth Mitchell


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