Accountable Care Organizations

4 Healthcare Trends Set into Motion by the ACA

2023-10-07T09:16:57-04:00By |Accountable Care Organizations, Accreditation, Big Data, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, News and Events, Webinars|

Let's talk healthcare trends set into motion by the ACA. The Affordable Act was signed into law March 23, 2010 making 2015 the law’s 5 year anniversary. Can you believe it? Five years later the ACA has sparked change in the healthcare ecosystem and is continuing to churn the wheel of change. But what changes should healthcare organizations expect for the future? PwC Health published a report on post-ACA trends in honor of the law’s 5th anniversary. The report outlines 5 major healthcare trends, Risk Shift, Primary Care, New Entrants, Health Insurance, and States, that it believes the ACA set into motion. We will cover 4 of those trends today!

3 Big Healthcare Trends To Watch in 2015

2023-08-07T14:14:33-04:00By |Accountable Care Organizations, Clinical Analysis, Financial Analysis, Health Care Reform, Healthcare IT, Telehealth and Telemedicine|

If you read our post "Healthcare Top 5 Trends," you know know that healthcare trends from specialty pharmacy to accreditation have been gaining traction this year. We have been keeping an eye on three additional healthcare trends that we expect to hugely impact the healthcare industry through the end of the year and continuing on to 2016. From ICD-10 to telehealth, let's explore these important trends and what they mean for healthcare!

5 Keys Ways to Improve Medication Adherence

2023-07-28T16:37:14-04:00By |Accountable Care Organizations, Care Coordination, Clinical Analysis, Quality Improvement Programs, Telehealth and Telemedicine|

Improving medication adherence is a constant struggle within the healthcare world. Did you know that it's estimated that between 20% to 50% of patients are non-adherent? This blog will discuss how technology and communication are helping to improve the growing issue of non-adherence.

Top 5 Secrets for Successful ACOs

2017-04-02T13:28:25-04:00By |Accountable Care Organizations, Services|

If you're reading this, you probably already know that Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are groups of physicians, hospitals and providers who work together to provide a continuum of care to Medicare patients. But what you might not know is what qualities and habits make a successful ACO. As 2015 begins, now is the time for those considering a transition into ACO work to examine the ins and outs of this system and see if it might fit within your organizational or goal structure.

Top 3 Things that Defined Revenue Cycle Improvement 2014

2017-04-02T13:28:26-04:00By |Accountable Care Organizations, Care Coordination, Financial Analysis, Health Care Reform, Healthcare IT, Physician Compensation, Revenue Cycle Improvement|

2014 was another year big year for healthcare. As we continue to move toward a more patient-centered and transparent healthcare system, so too continue the changes to our payment models, insurance coverage and commitment to patient outcome measures. While there were many changes to keep track of, three things seem to have defined the progress made in the scope of revenue cycle improvement.

Healthcare 2014 – A Retrospective

2017-04-02T13:28:26-04:00By |Accountable Care Organizations, Clinical Analysis, Financial Analysis, Health Care Reform, Quality Improvement Programs, Services, Utilization Management|

As 2014 draws to a close, many of us in the healthcare industry are looking back at the year we’ve had and reflect on what worked, what needs to change and what we can expect for 2015. As an industry, healthcare saw a continued move towards accountable care, shared decision making, value-based purchasing and patient satisfaction measures. Buzzwords abound, there was a lot for everyone - providers, patients and payers - to juggle this year. And it looks like the trend is apt to continue into 2015.

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