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Four Ways Data Transparency Helps Advance Shared Savings in Your Post-Acute Network

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Phyllis Wojtusik, RN, Executive VP, Health System Solutions at Real Time Medical Systems.

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Wedging Out: Improving Quality and Reducing Costs of Caring for Expensive, Niche Populations

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Adam Sabloff, CEO and Founder, VirtualHealth. Health plans, accountable care organizations (ACOs), medical homes, and other risk-bearing entities are at a critical juncture: they must achieve “value” at a time when healthcare is facing enormous challenges.

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Accountable care needs to help patients as well as cut costs

FierceHealthIT

Two JAMA articles regarding value-based care suggest that accountable care organizations must help patients as well as they cut costs and reduce unnecessary care. One article lays the framework for an alternative payment model, the other calls for more teamwork to advance value-based care.

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Designing and Evaluating Interventions that have a Measurable Impact on Population Health through Evidence-Based Practices and Research

Healthcare IT Today

Jennifer Goldsmith, President at Tendo Organizations are incentivized through value-based programs like CMS alternative payment models, Accountable Care Organizations, Medicare Advantage plans, and commercial payer-capitalized models. And thank you to all of you for taking the time out of your day to read this article!

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How Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Can Reduce Heart Failure Costs by Up to 52% and Improve Outcomes.

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) benefit from improved value-based care metrics. How DrKumo Supports RPM Implementation DrKumo is a leader in AI-powered digital health solutions, transforming chronic disease management through real-time remote monitoring, intelligent analytics, and seamless care coordination.

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Zealous for Wellness: How to Replace Hype with Data

Healthcare IT Today

This article begins a series that looks at useful measures of health and how the companies that promote wellness programs demonstrate their success. Although the number was arbitrarily chosen, one article called it a good goal.) This is why some Accountable Care Organizations have trouble achieving their value-based goals.)

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ACO Lessons Learned: Revisiting the Timing of Downside Risk

E-CareManagement

The editor and publisher of Accountable Care News have been generous in allowing me to republish my article from the November 2014 issue. Click here to download a.pdf copy of the article. It’s in-depth — about 2,000 words.