Oh trust me, as focus group participants they'd give companies an earful!
Morning Headlines 1/28/14
EHR adoption in the practice environment hit 69 percent in 2012, but a large divide still exists between solo practices, which have only reached 50 percent adoption, vs. large practices of 20 or more physicians, which have reached a 90 percent EHR adoption rate.
ACOs struggle with data sharing
The National Association of Accountable Care Organizations publishes the results of a survey that solicits the opinions of 35 ACOs. Respondents report that the average cost to transition to an ACO model was $2 million. The ACO organizations rated their IT satisfaction at 6.4 on a 10 point scale, with an “overwhelming number" of participants reporting that learning to access and process CMS data was a significant hurdle. Predicted gains from the transition range from a $9 million increase to losses of $10 million.
Yale Health (CT), a three-hospital health system, goes live on Epic, replacing Allscripts.
I haven’t seen any recent comments on HIStalk regarding the CHS/HMA merger. Now that the deal is done (with some minor FTC-related concessions), I’d love to hear the HIStalk assessment. Thank you!