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LTC telehealth must be tailored to the needs of vulnerable populations, says one chief medical officer, who explains some of the challenges of scaling it across a diverse network and the keys to improving patient outcomes with virtual care.
A multi-artificial intelligence agent architecture triggers high-risk patient advanced care planning to improve clinical workflows and patient experiences, while integrating critical human steps for action.
AI & ML Intelligence
At HIMSS26, Dr. Nathan Moore of the BJC Accountable Care Organization will show how health systems can move beyond chatbots toward safely deploying AI that takes action in complex workflows – pulling data, triaging patients and nudging clinicians.
AI & ML Intelligence
The technology is designed to help thousands of diabetic and hypertensive patients achieve control over their conditions, helping them feel better and avoid comorbidities. It also helps the ACO achieve value-based care quality goals.
The Ohio health system has so far used the technology to reduce its readmission rate from 25% to 18% and its average length of stay from 25 days to 18.
While medication adherence is a cornerstone of value-based care, it depends on the right team, tools and targeted patient engagement to be effective, says one chief medical officer.
The accountable care organization has achieved a 10% improvement in quality gap closure, a key measure of network performance that will deliver $1 million in potential incentive payments.
With help from Oracle, Innovaccer and Salesforce, the South Florida provider is scoring big population health wins, including a 7% increase in coding gap closure rate and a 17% increase in annual wellness visit completion rates.
Success Stories & ROI
2017 saw Houston Methodist Coordinated Care Medicare Accountable Care Organization in the 40th percentile in some of the CMS ACO quality metrics. Today it's in the 90th. Physicians also have received CMS shared savings based on their quality percentile performance.
EHRA, HIMSS and others cite regulatory variability and redundancy, as well as costs, as roadblocks to interoperable health information exchange, while ACR stresses investigatory protections for physicians.
