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Implemented REMS have varied in scale, scope, complexity and cost. They affect stakeholders across the supply chain, and their impact is expected to grow as more are launched.
» Read moreThis paper will examine how a shift toward accountable care with the goal of achieving the “Triple Aim” — better health, better care, and lower costs — will impact pharmacists and their businesses.
» Read moreAccountable care requires multiple providers to function as a team. Physicians in accountable care systems will become more responsible for the outcomes of treatments they deliver, and will be expected to work seamlessly with other providers across the continuum to offer care that is more fully coordinated for patients who need it.
» Read morePenalties aren’t the only reason to implement a plan to reduce preventable readmissions. Reducing preventable readmissions is tied to the overarching goal of healthcare reform: quality, affordable healthcare for all Americans.
» Read moreHealthcare organizations that provide high-quality outcomes for patients will be the ones who prosper under new health reform models such as Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH).
» Read moreHealthcare expenditures in the United States totaled $2.5 trillion in 2009, and researchers estimate as much as 30 percent of those costs may have been due to overuse, underuse, misuse, and/or inefficiencies of healthcare services. This paper examines the concept of accountable care and its “Triple Aim” - better health, better care, and lower costs - and explores core concepts providers may adopt to collaborate in a major overhaul of the healthcare industry.
» Read moreThis white paper will discuss the increase of such self-pay options as consumer
directed health plans. It will explain why the revenue cycle must change to
support this movement, and model an emerging approach for doing so. Finally,
it will discuss the increasing use of technology to improve hospitals’ ability to
collect from patients and present a viable technology solution.