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CareMount Health Solutions ACO Generates $779k in Shared Savings

by Jasmine Pennic 01/30/2020 Leave a Comment

CareMount Health Solutions ACO Generates $779k in Shared Savings in 20189

- CareMount Medical’s next-generation ACOs have saved more than $778,582 in shared savings in 2018. CareMount ACO was one of 38 Next Generation ACOs nationally to achieve earned savings for 2018 Performance Year.- In 2019, CMS awarded CareMount Health Solutions ACO, LLC a perfect score of 61 out of 61 points on its Initial Readiness Review (IRR). CMS conducts IRRs for all ACOs entering the Next Generation ACO Model.Chappaqua, NY-based CareMount Medical announces its next-generation ACOs have
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Trinity Health ACO Delivers $22.4M in Share Shavings, 98% Quality Performance Score

by Fred Pennic 01/16/2020 Leave a Comment

Next Generation Accountable Care Organization (ACO),

- Trinity Health ACO achieved a nearly 98 percent quality performance score and $22.4 million in shared savings in the performance year 2018. The Next Generation ACO Model was created by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and is in its fourth year.- Trinity Health ACO provides coordinated care to patients in Illinois (Loyola Medicine), Michigan (Mercy Health – Michigan), New Jersey (Summit Medical Group) and Ohio (Mount Carmel Health System).Trinity Health ACO, a Next
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Primary Care Doctors Use Autonomous AI to Instantly Detect Eye Disease

by Fred Pennic 11/06/2019 Leave a Comment

Primary Care Doctors Use Autonomous AI to Instantly Detect Eye Disease

- A Georgia Primary Care Clinic is now using an autonomous AI system called IDx-DR to test patients for diabetic retinopathy, a leading cause of blindness. - IDx-DR is cleared by the FDA to make an assessment without the need for a clinician to also interpret the image or results, making it usable by healthcare providers who may not normally be involved in eye care. - The exam typically takes 5-10 minutes. Nurses use an automated fundus camera to take pictures of the patient’s retinas –
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How Value-Based Care is Changing the Way You Build Digital Health Companies

by Sean Walker, Partner at The Bowdoin Group, Josh Gottlieb (Managing Director, Digital Health) at The Bowdoin Group, and Michelle Mattson-Hamilton, Associate Principal at ST Advisors 10/24/2019 Leave a Comment

After years of talk, fee-for-service payment models are finally being challenged in a real way. With value-based care, providers are reimbursed based on patient health outcomes rather than the number of patients they see, which has begun to pass the burden of cost from insurers and employers to providers and patients. Fundamentally, value-based care requires vendors as well as providers to operate differently, but new revenue models and a new approach to hiring deserve special consideration. In
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ECRI Institute: Top 4 Biggest Risks in Ambulatory Care to Watch

by Jasmine Pennic 10/23/2019 Leave a Comment

ECRI Institute: Top 4 Biggest Risks in Ambulatory Care to Watch

- ECRI Institute report reveals diagnostic testing and medication events are the most frequent safety risks patients face in ambulatory care.- Analysis of more than 4,300 adverse events reveals bifurcated healthcare system challenging outcomes.Diagnostic testing and medication events are the most frequent safety risks patients face in ambulatory care, according to new research from ECRI Institute, the nation’s leading independent, non-profit patient safety organization. ECRI Institute’s Deep
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N.J. Physician Group ACO Generates $6.4M in Medicare Savings

by Jasmine Pennic 10/10/2019 Leave a Comment

N.J. Physician Group ACO Generates $6.4M in Medicare Savings

- Partners In Care ACO generated $6.4M in savings and is among top 3 performers statewide under Medicare Shared Savings Program in New Jersey. - While providing high-quality care for patients, Medicare is sharing a portion of these savings with the providers in return.Partners In Care Accountable Care Organization (ACO) generated $6.4 million in savings – an average of $546 per Medicare patient – in 2018. The savings are tracked by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), under the
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Ochsner Accountable Care Network Saves $12.9M for Medicare Beneficiaries

by Jasmine Pennic 10/09/2019 Leave a Comment

Ochsner Accountable Care Network Saves $12.9M for Medicare Beneficiaries

- The Ochsner Accountable Care Network reduces the cost of care by $12.87M for over 24,000 Medicare beneficiaries, representing 81% increase in savings per beneficiary and a 12% increase in total savings in 2018. - Development of Outpatient Complex Case Management and MedVantage Clinics was one of the efforts that contributed to the savings.The Ochsner Accountable Care Network, LLC (OACN) is pleased to report its 2018 savings results, which include a reduction in the expected cost of care by
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To Address Quality Reporting Challenges for Providers, Innovaccer Launches Web Interface Reporting Solution

by Fred Pennic 10/07/2019 Leave a Comment

To Address Quality Reporting Challenges for Providers, Innovaccer Launches Web Interface Reporting Solution

- Innovaccer launches its GPRO reporting solution that aims to automate quality reporting and assists providers in closing the prevalent care gaps.- Build on top of the Data Activation Platform, the solution simplifies reporting by integrating data from multiple sites, automating quality measures evaluation, and delivering actionable analytics at a patient level.  - The solution offers drilled down analytics at the patient level to evaluate performance for each measure and close the existing
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IPA, IHANY, Fidelis Care Partner to Address Social Determinants of Health in Upstate New York

by Jasmine Pennic 09/26/2019 Leave a Comment

IPA, IHANY, Fidelis Care Partner to Address Social Determinants of Health in Upstate New York AzHHA Taps PatientPing to Improve Care Coordination Across State of Arizona

Healthy Alliance Independent Practice Association, Innovative Health Alliance of New York, and Fidelis Care join forces to improve health by addressing social determinants of health.Starting October 1st, the new partnership will bring together medical providers and community based organizations (CBOs) to address safe housing, adequate nutrition, employment, and other social determinants of health.Healthy Alliance Independent Practice Association (IPA), Innovative Health Alliance of New York, LLC
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University Hospitals Health System to Deploy NextGen Population Health Platform

by Fred Pennic 09/25/2019 Leave a Comment

- University Hospital Health System has selected NextGen to deploy their population health platform to help enhance patient care. - NextGen Population Health platform aggregates and analyze patient data, and drive meaningful insights across clinical, financial and administrative data.University Hospitals Health System, a health system based in Northern Ohio has selected NextGen to deploy their NextGen Population Health platform that identifies gaps in care and enhances proactive patient health
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