Complimentary from the publisher

Complimentary from the publishers of Accountable Care News July 8, 2013

"Current state and regional HIE financial models are not sustainable, nor do they meet the needs of the provider community -- ACO or not. This is due in part to political and financial (read vendor cost) issues around data sharing -- both at the hospital and individual provider level -- as well as the unwillingness of health plans to release their data. A new model that is being developed in some communities involves combining public health with private healthcare delivery systems to create a sustainable community model for a complex care coordination system that happens to leverage the use of an HIE. ” Wayne Pan, MD, PhD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, Thrasys, Inc., Medical Director, CarePoint Health Plans in New Jersey

"Only one of the 33 Medicare ACO quality measures pertains to resource utilization."

Excerpted from: Accountable Care News, Volume 4, Number 7, July 2013, The Potential for England's Clinical Commissioning Groups to Reduce Variation in Use of Resources: Lessons for America's ACOs

CMS confirms nine Pioneer ACOs may leave program
FierceHealthcare, July 2, 2013

Accountable Care Organizations And Innovation: A Changing Landscape
Health Affairs Blog, June 28, 2013

The Looming Threat of Liability for ACOs and What to Do About It
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), June 17, 2013

eClinicalWorks Survey Shows Fast-growing Accountable Care Market
eClinicalWorks Press Release, June 17, 2013

Tackling Reporting Challenges: One ACO's Approach
Becker's Hospital Review, June 14, 2013

Pros and cons of accountable care: Is an ACO right for you?
EHR Intelligence, June 12, 2013

The Potential for England's Clinical Commissioning Groups to Reduce Variation in Use of Resources: Lessons for America's ACOs by Ken Perez
Strategic Cost Repositioning: A Priority for Health Systems Managing Population Health by David G. Anderson, PhD and Dudley Morris
Editor’s Corner: Leah Binder on "Pioneers"
Key Performance Indicators for ACOs by David Silberstein
Thought Leader’s Corner: “Will state and regional Health Information Exchanges be able to provide the kind of connectivity and data exchange
support that ACOs will need for the long term?”
Industry News with briefs regarding CMS; American Journal of Managed Care; Aetna; CCHIT; CNA; and eCinicalWorks
Catching Up with….William J. DeMarco, MA, CMC

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