Tag Archives: accountable care organizations

Selling Ourselves Health: A Consumer’s view of Patient Engagement

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

My mom is the best sales person I know.  She has been selling high-end jewelry for 20 years, and before that ran a bakery business from our home.  Beth, Ari and I stopped by her store this past Sunday to … Continue reading →

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Leading Matters at HIMSS: Health IT Trends for 2013

Posted on January 4, 2013 by

  What’s ahead for health IT in 2013?  Steve Lieber, HIMSS President & CEO, shares his thoughts in this interview.

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Interoperability Trends and Patterns

Posted on July 6, 2012 by

This month’s Standard Insight is the last issue as published over the last 11-1/2 years. For those interested in an “oral history” of standards and interoperability, all issues back to 2001 are available to HIMSS members. One might ask why this current Standards Insight, … Continue reading →

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Baby Boomers and Accountable Care Organizations

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

As an aging baby boomer, I was a bit disturbed last month when I read, according to the U.S. government, the Social Security retirement program is on track to go bankrupt three years earlier than expected.  Those of you who have … Continue reading →

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Status of ACOs in New York

Posted on March 6, 2012 by

The Affordable Care Act, the healthcare reform legislation enacted by Congress in March 2010, required the Department of Health and Human Services to develop the Medicare Shared Savings Program (the “Shared Savings Program”) by January 1, 2012.  Through accountable care organizations, healthcare … Continue reading →

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