RevCycle Intelligence March 23, 2017

An MGMA consultant and former physician advised healthcare organizations to implement health IT infrastructure and a value-based staffing model to prepare for an alternative payment model.

Implementing interoperable health IT infrastructure and a staffing model that aligns with value-based care requirements are key to successfully participating in an alternative payment model, Marjie Harbrecht, a Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) consultant, recently told RevCycleIntelligence.com.

“We have to start sharing information in a much better way and coordinating care,” the former family practice physician and HealthTeamWorks leader said. “Then we need to start redesigning with culture change and building these relationships. We’ve got to change the incentives to make providers want to go there, too.”

“Regardless of what payment models you...

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Topics: ACO (Accountable Care), CMS, EMR / EHR, Health IT, Health System / Hospital, HIE (Interoperability), MACRA, Medicare, Patient / Consumer, Payer, Physician, Population Health Mgmt, Primary care, Provider, RCM (Revenue Cycle Mgmt), Value Based
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