Accountable Care: Providers Forge the ACO Trail

Colin Buckley, Strategic Operations Manager, KLAS, Orem, UT. Like meaningful use (MU) and other critical U.S. healthcare initiatives, the accountable care organization (ACO) model is generating a lot of buzz. Accountable care changes have the potential of dramatically affecting healthcare – from patient care to administration to revenue cycle management to IT infrastructure. KLAS interviewed 197 providers at 187 organizations to understand how providers and vendors are solving their accountable care needs. While only a third of surveyed providers plan to pursue a formal Medicare ACO designation, the majority agree that accountable care is the way of the future. During this presentation you will learn what technology gaps providers are looking to fill and understand the various levels of confidence providers have in vendors’ solutions based on the offering’s gaps and integration ability.

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