CMS Penalties for Readmissions Create Additional Momentum Toward ACO...
Bonuses for successful accountable care organizations (ACO) have created quite a ‘buzz’ in the healthcare community. Two new developments – penalties for hospitals and quality of care data published...
View ArticleMedicare Accountable Care Organizations: Steps to Getting Started
While the excitement surrounding Medicare Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) is clearly reverberating throughout the physician community, there continues to be a significant knowledge gap regarding...
View ArticleMoney Up front: ACOs and The Advance Payment Model
Anticipating relatively high start-up costs, the Innovation Center of CMS developed the Advance Payment Model (APM) to complement the Shared Savings Program. The APM is a limited model available to...
View ArticleSetting Up an ACO: Who to Hire and Why
Setting up an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) can be a daunting task, to say the least. In addition to making sure that an ACO has complied with CMS guidelines/rules, a crucial component to getting...
View ArticleACO + Healthcare IT EHRs = Increase in Software Innovation
ACOs lower the cost of healthcare by merging healthcare services and streamlining the process for patients to receive medical attention. Many ACOs use Healthcare IT EHRs to improve on this process by...
View ArticleACO’s, The Real Deal or Passing Fad?
We have all seen it over the years as the health care sector responds to the latest government initiative. I wonder as the sector moves toward the ACO model, will it be with us long term? When you...
View ArticleConsidering an ACO? You Need to Start Planning Now
If you’ve read our blogs regarding Medicare’s new ACO model, perhaps you’re wondering how you can get started and how long the process will take. The below chart provides a general overview of what you...
View ArticleAccountable Care Organizations (ACO) – What You Need to Know About Setting Up...
Accounting Care Organizations are required to submit the names of ACO participants. Examples of such participants include a group and solo practice, a pharmacy, an acute care hospital, a Critical...
View ArticleHealthcare Consumer Satisfaction Significantly Improves With Accountable Care...
The growth of Accountable Care Organizations is, without doubt, one of the greatest changes that occurred in the past few years. Enhancing quality of care, mitigating healthcare costs, and improving...
View ArticleHealthcare Organizations Need To Accept Accountable Care Arrangements
As per recent reports, major healthcare providers and healthcare IT companies have started to accept accountable care arrangements as an option to improve the healthcare facilities. Using these...
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