Healthcare is joining the network economy.
Let’s adapt strategy and business models for
success during the upcoming transformation.
Guest post by Patrick Gordon, Director, Colorado Beacon Consortium Early pioneers to Colorado did not have the luxury of waiting for railway or infrastructure to be in place before taming a new frontier. Their vision and determination laid the foundation for the settlers who followed. They used the tools and talents they had to develop an [...]
Many Physicians and Clinical Service Providers Will Not Be In Your ACO Contracting Network. Expect Significant Patient Leakage (Migration) Out of Your ACO Network Expect Patient Demands for Sharing Records. Minimize Anti-Trust Concerns. Expect Continuing Government Pressure for Broad Data Exchange. Tags: ACO, HIE, HIT, platform, strategy
Will ACO (accountable care organization) IT models be walled gardens or open platforms? i.e., will ACO IT platforms focus on exchanging information within the provider network of the ACO, or will they also be able to exchange information with providers outside the ACO network? (If the question still isn’t clear, click here for a further explanation.). Tags: accountable care [...]
At the December 13 meeting of the HITPC (Health IT Policy Committee), the MU (Meaningful Use) Workgroup proposed a first draft of HITECH Stage 2 and 3 objectives. A full list of objectives for Stages 1, 2 & 3 is available in the PowerPoint presented to HITPC. The proposed objectives contain a mix of items [...]
Last week PCAST (The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology) issued a major report — “Realizing the Full Potential of Health Information Technology to Improve Healthcare for Americans: The Path Forward”. The reviews are filtering in and I’m seeing two major themes: The vision is on target: “extraordinary”, “breathtakingly innovative”. These guys didn’t [...]
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