Accountable Care

Established firms have good track records, but there are high-performing developing companies, too; as providers tackled bigger strategic initiatives beyond mere EHR rollouts, they need to weigh how much they value experience and performance, a new report shows.

The pioneering Pennsylvania health system has picked Ryu, who most recently served as its chief medical officer, to replace Dr. David Feinberg, who joined Google in 2018.

Among other things, the technology has helped the hospital achieve a $3 million reconciliation payment annually for one CMS bundle alone.

"We think every problem can be solved with machine learning," says one AI and analytics expert. "That’s not the case."

The text-based telehealth system connects patients with contracted providers from Acute Care Transitions, who care for patients then and there or direct them to where they need to be.

A natural language processing algorithm has been helping the New York health system gain new insights from its unstructured notes, boosting its value-based care and pop health efforts.

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University are developing an analytics platform to help determine the medical necessity of using helicopters for emergency transport.

The collaboration is aiming to provide better data, insights and experience for patients and providers at the point of care, the companies say.

A new study finds streamlining operating costs and improving related efficiency is a primary business concern for executives, with a third of respondents ranking it as one of the top three business challenges over the next year.

"Medicaid is filled with success stories, but not the capital," Slavitt says.