Complimentary from the publisher

Complimentary from the publishers of Accountable Care News April, 2017

“There is far too much attention on technology as the silver bullet. It’s not about better case management, but about structurally changing the way each patient is cared for and how a patient moves through the system. Fundamental changes around proactively packaging and guiding patients through the system as opposed to reacting at the moment can have an enormous impact on quality and cost. For example, identifying one orthopedist over another or selecting an appropriate skilled nursing facility for rehab before a patient goes into surgery instead of after could improve quality and lower the cost of care.”
- Jeff Spight, president of Collaborative Health Systems.

"A majority (41.7%) of the total respondents agrees that metrics and data are the most important parts of the Medicare ACO rules needing change. Of the total respondents, 39.6% agree that risk vs. reward is the most important part of the Medicare ACO rules to change."

Excerpted from: Accountable Care News, Volume 8 Number 4, April 2017, "Stakeholder Survey Highlights ACO Progress."

CMS increases need for data in accountable care
Health Data Management, April 13, 2017

Few Healthcare Business Intelligence Users Join an ACO, HIE
Healthcare IT Analytics, April 3, 2017

Physician Turnover And Beneficiary ‘Churn’ In A Large Medicare Pioneer ACO
Health Affairs, abstract only, April 2017

A two-step method to identify positive deviant physician organizations of ACOs
Health Services Research, abstract only, March 2017

ACOs could help physicians earn up to 25% payment adjustment under MIPS
Becker's Hospital Review, March 29, 2017

Infographic: Top Accountable Care Organizations
Healthcare Intelligence Network, March 24, 2017

Surgeon Participation in Early Accountable Care Organizations.
Annals of Surgery, abstract only, March 23, 2017

Private Sector Accountable Care Organization Development: A Qualitative Study
The American Journal of Managed Care, March 17, 2017

Researchers: smaller ACOs tend to be more efficient than larger counterparts
Healthcare IT News, March 16, 2017

Integrated Care Serves as Solution for High-Need, High-Cost Patients by Bryan Becker, M.D., MMM, FACP, CPE
Stakeholder Survey Highlights ACO Progress
What’s On Your Mind: New Bill Touts Improved, Expanded Medicare for All by Ed Weisbart, M.D., CPE, FAAFP
Are U.S. Physicians Ready for MACRA?
Thought Leaders' Corner: "What Effects Do Stakeholders Expect Will Result From the Delay of Bundled Payment Models?"
Industry News with briefs regarding the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Caravan Health, Humana, Premier Health, Chilmark Research and OneCare Vermont.
Catching Up With ... Jeff Spight


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