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Accountable Care Bulletin
| September
14, 2011
| Volume Two Issue
Nine
Complimentary from the publishers of Accountable Care News
www.accountablecarenews.com
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"As ACOs swim
within the river of Don Berwick’s Triple Aim, the biggest opportunity is
to leverage investment in ACO IT across both Medicare and commercial
ACOs and use the technology to also support quality improvement and
clinical integration initiatives, patient-centered medical homes,
value-based purchasing, and other healthcare delivery reforms. The
biggest pitfall to avoid is buying into the “one-stop shop” pitch, the
idea that a single solution is all you need for an ACO. It must be
emphasized that to operate a successful ACO will require a number of
technologies, including electronic medical records, health information
exchange, and data analytics.” Ken Perez, Director, Healthcare Policy
Team and Senior Vice President of Marketing, MedeAnalytics |
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Healthcare Consolidation, ACOs Questioned on Capitol Hill
FierceHealthcare, September 12, 2011
Health Information Management Pros: Get Ready for ACOs
Health Data Management, September 10, 2011
8 Ways That ACOs Can Increase Your Malpractice Risk
Medscape, September 9, 2011
Finding the Elusive Accountable Care Organization
Modern Healthcare, August 29, 2011
NCQA to Launch ACO Accreditation Program
CMIO, August 29, 2011
Health Care Providers Prepare for ‘Paradigm Shift’ with ACOs
Tampa Bay Business Journal, August 19, 2011
Pioneer ACOs -- CMS Clarifies Requirements
Lexology, August 18, 2011
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In
the September issue of Accountable Care News, you'll find: |
- The Experience Base for Patient-Centered Care
by Sara Guastello, Director, Designation & Resource
Development, Planetree
- What You’re Not Being Told: The Financial
Implications of NOT Joining an ACO Now by David I.
Samuels, FHFMA MPA, President, EthiCare Breakthrough
Solutions
- Editor’s Corner: Douglas A. Hastings, Chair,
Board of Directors, Epstein Becker & Green, PC
- Top Three Management Skills for Effective
Physician Leadership by Regina Levison, Partner,
FocusHealthcareGroup
- Thought Leader’s Corner: "Will ACOs run into
privacy issues with patient data?" plus additional
responses to “What are the IT opportunities and pitfalls
for ACOs going forward?”
- Industry News with briefs regarding the
Massachusetts Medical Society; Jackson Memorial
Hospital, Florida; IntegraNet; CMS; Norton Healthcare;
Berkeley Law's Warren Institute on Law and Social
Policy; Mountain States Health Alliance; Mayo Clinic;
Medical Clinic of North Texas; and the State of Arkansas
- Selected ACO Web Sites and Resources
- Catching Up with…. Mark Werner, MD, CPE,
FACPE
Accountable Care News on April 4 released a special complimentary
edition containing detailed expert analysis of the proposal CMS
rule on ACOs as well as the FTC/DOJ, IRS, and HHS OIG guidance
documents.
Click here for the document.
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