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ACO fears will be addressed, maybe alleviated
With the recent publication of the proposed rules regarding accountable care organizations (ACO), the topic has hit a fever-pitch level throughout the healthcare industry. Payers are particularly
CMS pay-for-performance project saves $38.7M
As 10 medical groups concluded year four of the CMS physician group practice pay-for-performance demonstration project, the agency announced that the participants had saved $38.7 million in Medicare
Wisconsin governor creates statewide HIE
Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle this week signed into law a bill establishing a statewide network for health information exchange. The bill puts into use $9.4 million in HIE money the state received from
FDA evidence shows the downside of poorly implemented CPOE
This shouldn't surprise veterans of the health IT industry, but a review of FDA reports by the Huffington Post Investigative Fund shows that poorly implemented CPOE systems can lead to fatal medical
Police want more charges for doc who sexually assaulted patients
Police in Wisconsin have asked prosecutors to add two additional assault counts to a case against a former Marshfield Clinic physician already charged with four counts of felony sexual assault of
'Stories of Success!' highlight 16 organizations using HIT to improve quality
Last fall, HIMSS and the American Society for Quality solicited case studies of healthcare organizations that have successfully employed IT to improve patient safety and the quality, effectiveness
CMS pays $16.7M to groups in P4P demo, but few get big bucks
You've gotta love it when CMS gives out money above and beyond the usual reimbursement rates--and it's even better when the bonuses work out for pretty much everyone involved. That's the cheery story
Practices getting CMS bonus relied on IT
As FierceHealthcare readers know, Medicare recently gave out $16.7 million in bonuses to 10 large group practices that had met its quality improvement goals. The groups involved in the Physician
MI, WI advance health information exchange
Some might call them RHIOs. Others might say collaboration among competitors. Either way, large, multi-stakeholder groups in two Midwest states are coming together to find ways to share healthcare
