Accountable Care

NCQA says the physician group earned the Patient-Centered Medical Home designation for coordinated care and evidence-based medicine.

Hearst Health and the Jefferson College of Population Health announced today that the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance is the winner of the 2018 Hearst Health Prize.

The agency named University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Chief Innovation Officer Rasu Shrestha to lead work mapping the electronic medical record to the FHIR APIs and create common data standards through industry partnerships.

Diagnostic errors can lead to serious consequences, such as care gaps and unnecessary procedures, while opioid safety should be prioritized due to the seriousness of its side effects.

Terri Steinberg, MD, chief health information officer at Christiana Care, said the health system has notched some big wins in a short time through smart use of technology, care coordination and analytics.

Zebra Medical debuts deep learning algorithm, Orbita talks voice assistants, and Pieces Technologies and NTT DATA apply AI to readmissions.

The revenue cycle management firm buys Informatics Corporation of America (CareAlign) for an undisclosed sum, eyeing improved service for clients managing MACRA and more.

The company will be showing ways that hospitals can make the digital transformation, including realms such as EHRs and accountable care.

The analytics company will lead Hashed Health's Value-Based Care Working Group, exploring ways blockchain can help improve quality measures.

The lab will offer IT and data vendors two certifications for quality reporting capabilities.