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Dr. Steven E. Waldren, vice president and chief medical informatics officer at the American Academy of Family Physicians, offers an advance look at his HIMSS22 session on clinical artificial intelligence.

The company will collect a $1 million prize for its algorithms designed to predict unplanned hospitalizations and adverse events. Runner-up Geisinger will get $230,000.

The partnership stems from a 2017 AAFP member survey designed to identify new programs and services.

Referencing the administrative burden for physicians, the group also recommends CMS limit evaluation and management measures and instead focus on interoperability efforts.

Introduced earlier this fall by the VA Secretary, the bill would override state licensing restrictions for telemedicine for the agency’s providers.

The American Academy of Family Physicians says that needs to change, and points to the kind of technology that actually enables better care.

Officials from the Advisory Board, AAFP and MGMA suggest that the core of these programs are safe, but if President-elect Donald Trump and the Republican-led Congress repeal the Affordable Care Act there might be some changes. 

Physician practice trade groups contend that the newly-minted final MACRA rule will make it harder for them than their larger provider counterparts. 

The American Medical Association and the American Hospital Association call on ONC to rethink how it measures interoperability. Rather than simply gauging data exchange, they contend, ONC should focus on better care coordination.

The American Academy of Family Physicians has entered into an agreement with HealthFusion to offer HealthFusion's software to its 120,900 family physician members.