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Complimentary from the publishers of Accountable Care News June 2021

"Voluntary models are subject to risk selection, which has a negative impact on the ability to generate system-level savings. Providers that aren't generating the extra revenue tend to exit the program, and those that are tend to stay. So we are exploring more mandatory models."
- Elizabeth Fowler, Director, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation.

The number of hospitals that enabled inpatient access to health information using apps increased by more than 50% between 2018 and 2019. The number of hospitals that enabled viewing clinical notes increased by more than 30%. 75% of hospitals enabled inpatients to view, download and transmit health information using a portal in 2019 – that figure has remained unchanged since 2016.

Source: Accountable Care News, Volume 12 Number 6, June 2021, "Hospitals Increasingly Enabling Patient Digital Access to Health Records, Clinical Data."

	Phyllis Wojtusik, RN: 4 Ways Data Transparency Helps Advance Shared Savings in A Post-Acute Network 1. Using Data to ID At-Risk Patients Improves Resource Management 2. Consistent, Data-Driven Clinical Performance Leads to Efficient Care 3. Reducing Readmissions Starts with Fundamental Information and Collaboration 4. Transparent Data Keeps Lengths of Stay Manageable and Cost-Effective Source: Healthcare IT Today, June 10, 2021
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