Tag: ACO

Benefits of ACOs to Both Patients and Providers

Summary:  Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are gaining in popularity as a result…

Linda Ringquist Linda Ringquist

HIMSS 2014: Looking Back to See Ahead

Last year, we summarized several key areas of innovation and consolidation that…

Joe Long Joe Long

How Far Has Health Information Exchange Progressed (Or Has It)?

The Indiana Health Information Exchange has what is most probably the longest…

Gary Levin MD Gary Levin MD

Pioneer ACOs: Some Say Risk Not Worth Reward

Pioneer ACO Experiment Produces Mixed ResultsAfter a one year experiment with the…

DanyellJones DanyellJones

Technology May Make Capitation in Healthcare Work

With apologies to William Shakespeare, in this post I ask: will capitation…

Stephanie Kreml Stephanie Kreml

New Research on ACOs and the Accountable Care Opportunity

For the past several quarters, we have continued to monitor the rapidly-developing…

ConorGreen ConorGreen

Hospital Competition: Will Retail Medical Clinics Change From Foe to Friend?

With 30 million prospective new patients just over the healthcare horizon, hospitals…

Lonnie Hirsch Lonnie Hirsch

Of ACOs and the Over-imaging of Children

This week’s news feeds feature a big new study on pediatric CT…

DavidEWilliams DavidEWilliams

2013 AAOS Hot Topic Review

The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) recently held its annual meeting in…

Andy Salmen Andy Salmen

PQRS: Alphabet Soup with Little Meaning

I'm quoted in the current is I'm quoted in the current issue…

David Harlow David Harlow