Growth in Health Information Exchange With ACO Market Penetration

January 17, 2022Garrett SchmittACO, ACOs, care coordination, health information exchange, HIE, Hospitals, Interoperability

Accountable care organization (ACO) success depends in part on a broad network of health information exchange (HIE) partners to effectively coordinate care. Our study illustrates that although ACO participation broadens HIE networks, the effects accrue differently across markets with varying levels of ACO penetration. ACO hospitals in high–ACO penetration markets increase their HIE network breadth…

CMS Drops Proposed Rule Impacting Quality Payment Program, MSSP ACOs

August 4, 2020Garrett SchmittNo CommentsAdvanced APM, APM, APMs, HIE, MACRA, MIPS, NAACOS

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Aug. 3 released a rule that proposes changes to the Quality Payment Program (QPP) and Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) for 2021. According to federal officials, because providers must stay focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of significant proposed changes to the programs are limited….

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