Accountable Care
Health systems are using NLP tools to maximize the performance of existing risk arrangements and expand participation in value-based care programs.
Farzad Mostashari's startup gives physicians the tools and assistance to build accountable care organizations.
As the technologies mature, accountable care organizations are reporting big savings, delivering more primary care services, and reducing unnecessary emergency visits.
The CIO of Beth Israel Deaconess Care Organization says its population health platform has helped manage disparate data, but he still wishes vendors and payers would help manage the burden of value-based care.
Experts point to ONC’s own challenge as evidence that algorithms are a more effective approach to the patient record matching problem.
If value-based care is to take shape, it’s critical that providers actively engage with patients to help them better understand the true cost of care.
A patient survey helped a seriously ill patient with a secondary complication that would have otherwise gone undetected.
The former national coordinator says addressing social determinants is critical to the success of value-based care and that big infrastructure investment will enable localized approaches to public health.
Arkansas physician says he would be struggling to keep up with the rapid payment model changes without the ACO affiliation.
Aetna and Apple are in discussions about the smartwatch, which is evolving toward monitoring chronic diseases, according to one media outlet.