Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)
Joint Commission launches new certification for total hip and knee replacements
Advanced certifications for certain joint replacement procedures could help the market bring quality to the fore from pre-op all the way to the rehabilitation center.
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CMS launches ACO kidney dialysis model
The new accountable care organization model creates a shared-cost program for end-stage renal disease.
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Former ONC chief breathes new life into ACOs
The former head of the Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT (ONC), Farzad Mostashari, is making big waves in the accountable care organization (ACO) arena. His year-old company has applied to launch ACOs in seven more states next year.
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Pioneer ACOs: Study finds savings without sacrifice of quality
The Pioneer model of accountable care organization has saved about $385 million without sacrificing care quality, according to a newly published study in JAMA.
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SGR fix ahead
Congress may solve the sustainable growth rate puzzle, but for the long term, it may not matter all that much.
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Alzheimer’s and memory care set to grow in 2015, providers say
Alzheimer’s and memory care will be the areas of senior care that will experience the most growth in 2015, according to senior housing and services leaders responding to a new survey.
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Medication adherence metrics are focus of PQA, AllazoHealth partnership
The Pharmacy Quality Alliance and AllazoHealth have formed a formal research partnership to study and improve industry-wide medication adherence metrics.
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HHS creates forum related to payment models
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has formed the Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network to help the federal government move toward greater use of alternative payment models.
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HHS to shift payment from volume to value
Providers will be paid by the federal government based on care quality rather than care quantity under new, measurable goals announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Monday.
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Care quality, coordination is focus of new ACO model
A new model of accountable care organization will aim to improve care quality and coordination in rural and underserved areas through the use of health information technology.
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