Point of View: Healthcare
Accountable Care Organizations
Across the country, accountable care organizations (ACOs) are being hailed as a solution to the most daunting challenges of healthcare reform. Now is the time to determine where your organization will fit in this changing landscape.
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Beyond Your Healthcare Reform Checklists
Point B led a panel discussion with the American Medical Association, Kaiser Permanente and Delta Dental during the American Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) Fall Forum putting a sharp focus on business needs that will come from reform-driven changes to the healthcare marketplace.
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Considerations for ICD-10 Conversion
It’s no longer a matter of if or when, but how to approach ICD-10 conversion. We encourage providers not to consider ICD-10 as a compliance project, but an opportunity to capture more granular clinical data that could aid in improving health outcomes.
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Healthcare Cost Savings & Reinvestment
The rising costs of healthcare and environmental pressures are driving healthcare organizations to reduce their costs and invest in new models of care. To be successful in these efforts, healthcare delivery organizations must develop a comprehensive and integrated approach to cost reduction and reinvestment.
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Just What the Doctor Ordered
At MultiCare Health System’s award-winning hospitals in Washington state, a safer medication system is as close as the barcode on each patient’s wrist.
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Medical Device Data Systems
In its final ruling on Medical Device Data Systems, the FDA indicates that a risk analysis should be completed, making it in your best interests to take this step.
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Medical Home Model Considerations
Leveraging a medical home model will increase value in health care. The six considerations noted in this article will help organizations in its planning and implementation.
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The Road to Meaningful Use is not Straight and Narrow
Achieving Meaningful Use alone won’t give you a competitive advantage; using it as a driver to achieve meaningful results will.
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