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ACOs saved Medicare $2.7B to date, outpacing CMS estimates

FierceHealthIT

Accountable care organizations in the Medicare Shared Savings Programs have saved Medicare $2.7 billion to date, including $859 million in 2016, according to a new analysis commissioned by NAACOS. billion more than CMS estimates.

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CBO Score Allows CHRONIC Care Act to Pass Hurdle

American Well

A bipartisan group of US Senators recently reintroduced the Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (or CHRONIC, for short) Care Act of 2017 (first introduced in 2016 ), intended to improve healthcare outcomes for Medicare recipients living with chronic conditions.

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CBO Score Allows CHRONIC Care Act to Pass Hurdle

American Well

A bipartisan group of US Senators recently reintroduced the Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (or CHRONIC, for short) Care Act of 2017 (first introduced in 2016 ), intended to improve healthcare outcomes for Medicare recipients living with chronic conditions.

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The Top Telehealth Terms to Know

American Well

The goal of this coordinated care is to ensure that patients, especially the chronically ill, get the right care at the right time, while avoiding duplication of services and preventing medical errors. AW9: American Well’s next generation product line, AW9 , was revealed at HIMSS 2016 in Las Vegas.

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The Top Telehealth Terms to Know

American Well

The goal of this coordinated care is to ensure that patients, especially the chronically ill, get the right care at the right time, while avoiding duplication of services and preventing medical errors. AW9: American Well’s next generation product line, AW9 , was revealed at HIMSS 2016 in Las Vegas.

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The Future of Hospitals in Post-COVID America (Part 1): The Market Response

Henry Kotula

The second article , which will publish next month, examines gaps in care delivery and the related public policy challenges of providing appropriate, accessible. Despite improvements in care quality and reductions in utilization rates, cost savings have been modest or negligible. ” That distinction is. The percentage of.

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3 Big Healthcare Trends To Watch in 2015

BHM Healthcare Solutions

We have been keeping an eye on three additional healthcare trends that we expect to hugely impact the healthcare industry through the end of the year and continuing on to 2016. The bundled payment method is designed to give an organization more control over their budget, in turn increasing cost efficacy and quality care.