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Researchers in Boston implemented THRIVE, an EHR-based SDOH screening and referral model. They found that 70% of eligible patients were screened, and that employment, food insecurity and medication costs (12%, 11% and 11%, respectively) were the most prevalent concerns.

Excerpted from: Accountable Care News, Volume 10 Number 7, Social Determinant of Health: "EHR/SDOH Data Integration Works in Boston Demo."

 
What's News
  Association Between Care Management & Outcomes in Medicare ACOs
JAMA Network Open, July 12, 2019
 
     
  CMS amends quality measure calculation after ACO pushback
Modern Healthcare, July 12, 2019
 
     
  Association Between Specialist Office Visits & Health Expenditures in ACOs
JAMA Network Open, July 10, 2019
 
     
  Early Effects of an Accountable Care Organization Model for Underserved Areas
The New England Journal of Medicine, abstract only, July 10, 2019
 
     
  Safety Net Hospitals in Health Systems: Variation in ACO Participation
Mathematica, abstract only, July 3, 2019
 
     
  Performance in the MSSP After Accounting for Nonrandom Exit
Annals of Internal Medicine, abstract only, July 2, 2019
 
     
  Ohio Health System Launches EMS-Based Accountable Care Network
EMS World, June 25, 2019
 
     
Insights
  Can Medicare Primary Care Risk Models Work In Today’s Practice Environment?
Roji Health Intelligence, July 10, 2019
 
     
  Despite Growth, Uptake of Downside Risk in ACO Contracts Remains Low
In Focus Blog/The American Journal of Managed Care, July 9, 2019
 
     
  Healthcare’s Next Revolution: Finding Success in the MSSP
Health Catalyst, June 27 2019
 
     
  Confessions of a Skilled Nursing Operator: ‘ACOs Have Been a Disaster for SNFs’
Skilled Nursing News, June 23, 2019
 
     
  ACOs Prepare for "Pathways to Success" Program
First Report Managed Care, June 21, 2019
 
     
  Linking Practice Adoption of Strategies & Coordination to Outcomes in ACOs
The Milbank Quarterly, June 18, 2019
 
     
  Spending Reductions in the MSSP: Selection or Savings?
The Incidental Economist, June 17, 2019
 
     
  ‘Catastrophic’ events bring doubts about ACOs, funding
McKnights Long-Term Care News, June 16, 2019
 
This Month in Accountable Care News
 
  • Preparing Your ACO for Success with Increased Risk, Reward by Mark Hefner
  • Opinions Diverge on MedPAC Recommendations
  • Washington DC Watch: agilon Responds to CMS RFI on Proposed Direct Contracting Models
  • Social Determinants of Health: Anthem Report Outlines 'Key Differences in How Individuals, Public Perceive SDOH'; Research Examines Provider, Staff Feedback on Pediatric SDOH Screening; EHR/SDOH Data Integration Works in Boston Demo
  • Industry News with briefs regarding Remedy and Care1st Health Plan Arizona.
 
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