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Although most Medicare ACOs are leveraging data analytics to inform their care coordination and population health efforts, many are also struggling with issues of data completeness and collection, revealed a report from OIG.
Care coordination is a crucial part of keeping Medicare patients well, OIG noted, and health IT can help clinicians manage patients with complex diseases.
“CMS has identified care coordination as integral to achieving better care, improved health, and lower costs,” the report said.
“Health IT has significantly enhanced providers’ opportunities to coordinate patient care across healthcare settings, and Medicare patients often have chronic medical conditions that require care from multiple providers.”