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NeuroFlow, Atlantic Health System partner to launch collaborative care model
Mobi Health News
MAY 22, 2023
Sixteen accountable care organization sites will utilize NeuroFlow's platform to support clinical teams as they screen behavioral health patients.
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How Does Health IT Enable Accountable Care? – #HITsm Chat Topic
Healthcare IT Today
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
This week’s chat will be hosted by Travis Broome (@Travis_Broome) on the topic “How Does Health IT Enable Accountable Care?” We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 11/22 at Noon ET (9 AM PT).
Farzad Mostashari: CMS should look to Medicare Advantage to improve accountable care
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 21, 2018
HHS Secretary Alex Azar has made it clear that the transition to value-based care is one of his priorities. To help meet that goal and support accountable care organizations, he should look to Medicare Advantage for inspiration, say Farzad Mostashari, M.D., and Travis Broome.
Accountable care needs to help patients as well as cut costs
FierceHealthIT
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
Two JAMA articles regarding value-based care suggest that accountable care organizations must help patients as well as they cut costs and reduce unnecessary care. One article lays the framework for an alternative payment model, the other calls for more teamwork to advance value-based care.
Establishing a Home Health Agency and Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Partnership
Health Recovery Solutions
AUGUST 18, 2020
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the healthcare industry has experienced many changes. Specifically, for physician practices, there have been changes resulting in the expansion of telehealth services.
Emory Healthcare launches accountable care plan with Walmart
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 24, 2018
A slightly different twist on the traditional ACO arrangements makes the Walmart-Emory Healthcare agreement one to watch, says Hunter Sinclair, vice president of value-based care consulting at The Advisory Board Company. As part of the deal, Emory is also included in Walmart's Centers of Excellence program, launched in 2013.
Former CMS chief of staff previews 4 areas of value-based care in 2022
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
DECEMBER 14, 2021
As Congress considers which elements of the current regime to extend, it should prioritize telehealth within accountable care and other value-based care arrangements, where physicians can select the most appropriate, high-value modality for care delivery.
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ACOs seek flexibility from CMS to mitigate losses due to coronavirus
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 13, 2020
Accountable care organizations are worried that without help from CMS they could be on the hook for spending losses due to the major spread of coronavirus.
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CMS needs to provide more support to small, physician-led ACOs or risk drop-outs: report
FierceHealthIT
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
Small physician-led Accountable Care Organizations have shown success in reducing costs while improving quality, but they need more support to continue down that road, according to a new report. There's three steps CMS can take to help.
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Four Ways Data Transparency Helps Advance Shared Savings in Your Post-Acute Network
Healthcare IT Today
JUNE 10, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) “Pathways to Success” rule for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) has five goals: accountability, competition, engagement, integrity, and quality, all aimed at improving patient care. But as today’s […].
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Innovaccer's new free online tool helps ACOs save
Mobi Health News
JULY 12, 2018
Healthcare data platform company Innovaccer has launched ACO Advisor, a new free online tool that uses publicly available data to advise Accountable Care Organizations on how to reduce costs and increase revenues.
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Healthcare, Heal Thyself! How the Industry Can and Should Play the Trust Card
Health Populi
MAY 26, 2021
This is especially true for the pharma and consumer health segments in healthcare in America.
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Aledade expands into California to bring more physician-led ACOs to the state
FierceHealthIT
MAY 30, 2019
the startup company that is working to reshape primary care, is partnering with the California Medical Association to create new physician-led accountable care organizations in the state. Aledade Inc.,
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Physician-led ACOs generated almost seven times more savings than hospital-led ACOs: Avalere
FierceHealthIT
OCTOBER 15, 2019
Physician-led accountable care organizations generated nearly seven times more savings for Medicare last year compared to more high-revenue ACOs typically led by hospitals, a new analysis finds.
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CMS: ACOs saved $739M in 2018 as new program takes hold
FierceHealthIT
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
Accountable care organizations generated $739.4 million in net savings in 2018, with physician-led ACOs being the biggest savers, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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The New Health Information Exchange from Cloudticity: NLP, Catalogs, and Standards
Healthcare IT Today
MARCH 5, 2021
Rapid exchange of patient data is crucial not only for coordinating care, but for research and public health.
OIG: Medicare ACOs have yet to realize full potential of health IT
FierceHealthIT
MAY 28, 2019
Medicare accountable care organizations aren't using electronic health records to their potential, a new report shows.
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CVS Health to purchase Signify Health for $8B
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
In March, Signify Health acquired Caravan Health , which serves Medicare beneficiaries through accountable care organizations. In 2022, Signify Health clinicians are expected to serve 2.5 million members at their homes, both in person and virtually. In 2023, those ACOs will represent 700,000 patients.
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ACOs saved Medicare $755M from 2013 to 2017, new analysis finds
FierceHealthIT
DECEMBER 2, 2019
Accountable care organizations lowered Medicare spending by $755 million from 2013 to 2017, a new analysis found.
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Why hospital associations are dipping their toes into state-based Medicare ACOs
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 22, 2019
To build scale and drive greater savings, providers in some regions are banding together in statewide Medicare accountable care organizations (ACOs).
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Considering becoming an ACO? These are the common traits of those most likely to succeed
FierceHealthIT
FEBRUARY 28, 2019
As the feds look to push accountable care organizations to more quickly take on greater risk, a new report highlights common traits of ACOs that have already successfully taken that leap.
ACOs saved Medicare $2.7B to date, outpacing CMS estimates
FierceHealthIT
DECEMBER 11, 2018
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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Wedging Out: Improving Quality and Reducing Costs of Caring for Expensive, Niche Populations
Healthcare IT Today
FEBRUARY 3, 2020
Health plans, accountable care organizations (ACOs), medical homes, and other risk-bearing entities are at a critical juncture: they must achieve “value” at a time when healthcare is facing enormous challenges. The following is a guest article by Adam Sabloff, CEO and Founder, VirtualHealth.
NAACOS launches new task force to help doctors with new CMS payment models
FierceHealthIT
DECEMBER 12, 2019
The National Association of Accountable Care Organizations today launched a new task force to help doctors and hospitals understand and prepare for new value-based payment models.
Healthcare organizations ask CMS to push back application deadline for overhauled MSSP
FierceHealthIT
JANUARY 21, 2019
Big-name healthcare organizations are asking CMS to push back the application for its new accountable care organizations, allowing interested providers more time to account for complex changes.
CMS finalizes ACO overhaul, shortening pathway for financial risk
FierceHealthIT
DECEMBER 21, 2018
CMS finalized substantial changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), an overhaul that will truncate the time that Accountable Care Organizations can remain in one-sided risk models. But ACOs in one-sided risk models took a smaller hit on shared savings than originally proposed.
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HIMSS19: Verma launches project to open up ACO data
FierceHealthIT
FEBRUARY 13, 2019
CMS Administrator Seema Verma said accountable care organizations should be able to easily retrieve Medicare Part A, Part B, and Part D claims data for their beneficiaries.
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Verustat Acquires One Healthcare Solution
Healthcare IT Today
AUGUST 4, 2022
Unlike most RPM providers who only provide software and hardware, Verustat has a highly trained team of care coordinators who provide tens of thousands of live phone calls to patients nationally each month on behalf of health systems, accountable care organizations, and independent physician groups.
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Bridges Health Partners, Aetna form managed care partnership in western Pennsylvania
FierceHealthIT
JULY 10, 2019
Bridges Health Partners and Aetna have entered into an accountable care agreement for Aetna’s Medicare Advantage members.
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Telemedicine is a major driver in shifting the healthcare delivery model
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
AUGUST 14, 2020
Accountable Care Patient Engagement Population Health Telehealth Workflow More than ever, the system selected to provide telemedicine services must provide added controls to overcome factors that are outside the control of the provider.
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What the future holds for HHS-OIG health IT enforcement
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
JUNE 28, 2021
"Even pre-pandemic, we looked at how high-performing [accountable care organizations] used telehealth … as one tool in their toolbelt," he said. " HHS-OIG has been studying and auditing telehealth from multiple angles, he says, though he also notes it's not just about searching for the flaws.
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CMS Reveals New Direction for MSSP Which Adds Risk on ACOs
BHM Healthcare Solutions
DECEMBER 31, 2018
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 What’s more, taking on more risk doesn’t guarantee an accountable care organization’s success.
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FierceHealthIT
DECEMBER 19, 2018
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina and Aledade are joining to launch a new initiative that will support hundreds of independently owned and operated primary care physician clinics in the state through accountable care organizations.
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ACOs linked to consolidation of physician practices, study finds
FierceHealthIT
NOVEMBER 5, 2019
One worry about accountable care organizations is that their growth would lead to the consolidation of physician practices. A new study finds that concern has proven real.
NAACOS: Proposed rule changes to ACO program are 'deal breakers'
FierceHealthIT
OCTOBER 4, 2018
Proposed changes to the federal accountable care organization (ACO) model—namely, a cut in the shared savings rate from 50% to 25%—would cut the knees out from under the program, board members of the National Association of ACOs said on Thursday.
Healthfirst Affiliate SMC Partners Relaunches as Digital Health Company Hyphen
Digital Health Global
APRIL 24, 2023
“When disparate data are available from a single source and actionable in a provider’s natural workflow, the possibilities for collaboration, proactive care coordination, and improved population health management are endless.”
CMS guidance aims to ease access to nursing home waivers for ACOs
FierceHealthIT
JANUARY 9, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is making it easier for accountable care organizations that accept downside risk to obtain waivers for a rule that requires a three-day inpatient stay before a referral to a nursing home.
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63 Focus on advanced primary care improves success of ACOs, study finds
FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 9, 2018
What do the most successful accountable care organizations (ACOs) have in common? A focus on advanced primary care, according to a new study.
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Medicare advisers mull altering bonus payments for ACOs
FierceHealthIT
APRIL 9, 2018
The main Medicare payment advisers to Congress have mulled a proposal to solidify and expand an incentive payment for accountable care organizations (ACOs), which could lead organizations to take on more risk. This week, MedPAC proposed a 5% increase to bonus payments for advance alternative payment models under MACRA.
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69 Industry Voices—5 things to know about the Chronic Care Act
FierceHealthIT
MARCH 9, 2018
Multispecialty medical groups and health systems operating accountable care organizations or participating in Medicare Advantage plans will find some new tools for managing this patient population if they look closely at the provisions of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, which includes the Chronic Care Act.
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Community Health Systems touts seeds of success in its new ACOs even as net loss balloons to $325M
FierceHealthIT
OCTOBER 30, 2018
But some of its new initiatives, such as its accountable care organizations, are a bright spot. Community Health Systems lost $325 million in the third quarter.
3 lessons from independent, physician-led ACOs
FierceHealthIT
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
Participating in a physician-led accountable care organization can be an alternative for independent physicians who don’t want to consolidate with a hospital or health system. In a study described in NEJM Catalyst, two researchers asked the leaders of 13 ACOs in eight states to describe the benefits and challenges they face.
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