Population Health Management, Enabled by Information Technology, Will Be Critical To Success. In 2012, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will launch a shared-savings program with accountable care organizations (ACOs). ACOs that meet specified quality goals will be able to split with CMS any savings that surpass a minimum level. The challenge facing ACOs is choosing the right information technologies so they can track the health status of and the care provided to every one of their patients to produce significant savings or meet the quality benchmarks of CMS
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Accountable Care Organizations and The Medicare Shared Savings Program
1. PHYTEL | WHITEPAPER
Accountable Care Organizations and the Medicare Shared Savings Program
Population Health Management, Enabled by
Information Technology, Will Be Critical To
Success
2. Contents
The Challenge
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)
of 2010 focuses mainly on regulating health insurance and
expanding coverage. But the legislation also addresses the
role of the healthcare delivery system in health spending
growth.
Pages 4-5
The ACO Environment
Page 6-7
Group Practice Demonstration
Population Health Management
Page 8-9
Importance of Technology
Automation Tools
Page 10
Conclusions