The Hacking of Healthcare
Influence of Lobbyists on Healthcare Commentary by Jim Tate Twitter: @JimTate “Lobbying is the act of attempting to influence decisions made by officials in the government most…
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New Poll Shows Most Physician Leaders Expect Impact from Sequestration
ACPE Conducts Online Poll on Sequestration From a drop in Medicare reimbursement to scaled-back funding for research and training programs, a majority of physician leaders…
HIE as a Core Infrastructure for ACOs
Health Information Exchange Is the Foundation for ACOs Reference to Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) appears in only seven pages of the massive healthcare reform law…
Health Information Exchange Is the Foundation for ACOs
Reference to Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) appears in only seven pages of the massive healthcare reform law yet in healthcare circles ACOs have become one of the most discussed and debated pieces of that legislation. Conceived as a model for streamlining and improving delivery of health services through the realignment of incentives, ACOs seek to synchronize the motives and actions among physicians, clinicians and hospitals to better coordinate care to