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Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)

Study: Medicare’s ACO pilot saved hundreds of million of dollars

May 4, 2015 By MassDevice Contributors Network Leave a Comment

Study: U.S. Medicare test ACO program saved hundreds of million of dollars

Filed Under: News Well Tagged With: Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Clinical Trials, Journal of the American Medical Assn. (JAMA)

Diabetes: Medtronic readies smartphone-enabled CGM | MassDevice.com On Call

September 25, 2014 By Brad Perriello

MassDevice.com On Call

MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) is gearing up for a pivotal clinical trial of a smartphone-enabled continuous glucose monitor it’s developed, according to MobiHealthNews.

Filed Under: Diabetes, News Well, Surgical Robotics Tagged With: Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Apple, Intuitive Surgical, Premier Inc., Wyss Institute

Medicare touts big savings from reform programs | MassDevice.com On Call

January 31, 2014 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

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MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Medicare reform initiatives have resulted in major savings, with more than $380 million in budget savings in the 1st 12 months, according to an interim financial report. Final results are expected later this year.

The Affordable Care Organizations in particular appear to be achieving savings beyond expectations, with 54 of the 114 ACOs exceeding benchmarks for in their 1st year, and 29 of those generating savings of of $254 million for themselves and for Medicare Trust Funds.

Filed Under: Healthcare Reform, Medicare, News Well Tagged With: Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), On Call

Commercial ACO contracts cut Medicare spending, study finds

September 3, 2013 By Ingrid Mezo Leave a Comment

Commercial ACO contracts cut Medicare spending, study finds

The Accountable Care Organization model may help healthcare providers lower their spending on Medicare patients, and those outcomes may extend to other patient groups as well, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Assn. Healthcare groups that launched payment incentives through

Filed Under: Healthcare Reform, Medicare, News Well Tagged With: Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

GOP forwards a new ‘doc fix’ for Medicare payments | MassDevice.com On Call

July 22, 2013 By Sony Salzman Leave a Comment

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MASSDEVICE ON CALL — House GOP-ers are looking to rewrite the so-called "doc fix," replacing Medicare’s sustainable growth rate fomula with a physician performance incentive program.

The 70-page proposal claims to improve quality and efficiency in the healthcare system with a physician reimbursement system that would start with 5 years of consistent Medicare payments.

Filed Under: Healthcare Reform, News Well Tagged With: Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Group Purchasing Organizations (GPO), On Call, U.S. House of Representatives

Rep. McDermott (D-Wash.) cries foul on Medicare doctor fees | MassDevice.com On Call

July 2, 2013 By Sony Salzman Leave a Comment

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MASSDEVICE ON CALL — U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) wants more checks on the way Medicare sets doctors fees, warning that current practices are unfairly biased towards specialists over primary care physicians.

Currently the Relative Value Scale Update committee, a group appointed by the American Medical Assn., recommends prices for doctor fees. Under the Congressman’s bill, an independent panel of experts would keep a closer eye on the much-debated prices.

Filed Under: Electronic Medical Records (EMR), Medicare, News Well, Surgical Tagged With: Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), On Call, White House

AirStrip 1 debuts in Arizona hospitals

February 25, 2013 By Sony Salzman Leave a Comment

AirStrip Technologies logo

AirStrip 1, the electronic data management system designed to link disparate medical technologies, launched last week with co-developer Dignity Health installing the system at 2 of its member hospitals in Arizona.

Dignity Health, hoping to ease compliance with ACO regulations, increase market share and expand clinical setting with mobile data access, rolled out the Air-Strip 1 system at the Chandler Regional Medical Center and Mercy Gilbert medical Center, according to a release.

Filed Under: Electronic Medical Records (EMR), News Well Tagged With: Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), AirStrip Technologies, Group Purchasing Organizations (GPO)

Dr. Jonathan Gruber: Can we control costs in healthcare reform?

February 4, 2013 By Sony Salzman Leave a Comment

Harvard Law School

Harvard Law School rounded up a panel of experts to discuss some of the implications of healthcare reform in the 1st annual Health Law in Review panel discussion.

Filed Under: Healthcare Reform, News Well Tagged With: Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Harvard University

ACOs: Patience, please

October 16, 2012 By Edward Berger Leave a Comment

ACOs

Filed Under: Healthcare Reform, News Well Tagged With: Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Reimbursement

5 IT tactics of an Accountable Care Organization

May 4, 2012 By MassDevice Contributors Network Leave a Comment

By John D. Halamka, MD

Dr. John Halamka

I recently presented a webinar outlining the the IT work ahead to support Accountable Care Organizations.

Here are the slides that I used.

I recommended five priorities to create a foundation for care management and population health:

Filed Under: Health Information Technology, News Well Tagged With: Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Life as a Health Care CIO

The politics of measuring outcomes

February 7, 2012 By MassDevice Contributors Network Leave a Comment

By Westby G. Fisher, MD, FACC

Filed Under: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Healthcare Reform, Hospital Care, News Well Tagged With: Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS), Dr. Wes

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