Healthcare IT News October 6, 2016
Mike Miliard

Many of the 800 accountable care organizations are lagging in critical IT infrastructure, though commercial ACOs are earning more success today than their non-commercial counterparts.

ACOs with commercial contracts are larger and more efficient than their non-commercial counterparts. But both types have something in common: They must make major investments in information technology if their success is to be sustainable, according to a new report from the Commonwealth fund.

The study examined three years of data (between 2012 to 2015) from the online National Survey of Accountable Care Organizations, looking at Medicare or Medicaid ACOs’ organizational structure, provider compensation, efficiency and outcomes.

They also compared commercial and non-commercial ACOs on various quality measures, such as care coordination, patient experience, preventive...

Today's Sponsors

LEK
ZeOmega

Today's Sponsor

LEK

Continue Reading

 
Topics: ACA (Affordable Care Act), ACO (Accountable Care), CMS, EMR / EHR, Health IT, Health System / Hospital, HIE (Interoperability), HIM (Health Inf Mgmt), HITECH, Investments, MACRA, Market Research, Medicaid, Medicare, Patient / Consumer, Payer, Physician, Population Health Mgmt, Primary care, Provider, Value Based
Related Articles:
Access to care: Five principles for action on primary health-care teams
AI's Role in Oncology: Supporting, Not Replacing, Health Care Providers
CMS: Delivering Change Requires Determination, Hard Work, And Vision
New Federal Guidance Puts Medical Debt Collectors On Notice
ORACLE lung cancer test predicts survival in early stages better than current methods

Share This Article