By Phil Galewitz – Accountable care organizations were among the key initiatives of the Affordable Care Act, designed to help control soaring Medicare costs. ACOs were expected to save the government nearly $5 billion by 2019, according to the CBO.
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New Harlow on Healthcare episode NOW on Demand. Host David Harlow talks with Adrian Gropper MD, who has been a medical device and medical software entrepreneur and advocates for patient control of health data.
The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of July that we think deserve sharing again.
By Stephanie St. Thomas – Poor patient (or member) matching plagues every single component of healthcare, often in different ways and with varying degrees of visibility into the problem.
By David Hom – Employers of all kinds, particularly those who have a high percentage of employees with chronic conditions, often struggle to determine which health benefits will support their efforts to maintain a healthy workforce.
By Jordan Rau – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is not known for linguistic playfulness. Nonetheless, at least one person there must have been chuckling when it named its rich new data source for nursing home staffing levels the Payroll-Based Journal, or PBJ.
By Michael Maylahn – Someone, pop the bubbly. After fifteen years, the AMA has released an official statement on AI — a technology that has been gaining steam since 2005. Healthcare AI, once dismissed as a collection of hyper-glamorized algorithms, has won the AMA’s tough-earned recognition.
By Matthew J. Hawkins – As patients assume responsibility for larger portions of their healthcare bills, they are looking to healthcare providers to clearly outline how much they owe and make it easy to pay.
By Steven Posnack & Brett Andriesen – Sunscreen – check. Bathing suit – check. Towel – check. Comment on the Interoperability Standards Advisory – …? Just in time for your summer checklist, don’t forget to do your part and participate in the annual ISA comment and review period.