article thumbnail

ACOs saved Medicare $755M from 2013 to 2017, new analysis finds

FierceHealthIT

Accountable care organizations lowered Medicare spending by $755 million from 2013 to 2017, a new analysis found.

article thumbnail

Telehealth and the CHRONIC Act of 2017 (S. 870)

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

The CHRONIC Act – Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic Care Act – passed the U.S. Senate on September 14, 2017. The post Telehealth and the CHRONIC Act of 2017 (S. The act, which is now being reviewed in the U.S. If the act passes the U.S. To learn more, check out the fact sheet provided below.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

CMS Reveals New Direction for MSSP Which Adds Risk on ACOs

BHM Healthcare Solutions

The changes will redesign participation options in hopes of encouraging accountable care organisations to take on risk quicker. MSSP includes 561 Accountable care organizations and serves more than 10.5 CMS data credited MSSP saving a net $314 million to the Medicare Trust Fund in 2017.

article thumbnail

Scripps Health’s Tracy Chu and Xealth’s Aaron Sheedy Speaking at HIMSS23, Highlighting Automation and Digital’s Role in Care Delivery

Xealth

HIMSS23, with the theme “Health That Connects + Tech That Cares,” will be held April 17-21 in Chicago. Xealth spun out of Providence St.

article thumbnail

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. Senate in the very near future.

article thumbnail

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. Senate in the very near future.

article thumbnail

Carta Healthcare Secures $25 Million in Series B Funding with Additional Investments from Memorial Hermann Health System and UnityPoint Health

Healthcare IT Today

Our 6,700 affiliated physicians and 32,000 employees practice the highest standards of safe, evidence-based, quality care to provide a personalized and outcome-oriented experience across our more than 260 care delivery sites. Whatever stage of life a patient is in, their goal is to make care easier and more personal.