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Epic Systems, a major medical records vendor, is warning customers it will stop working with Google Cloud
“We’ve historically seen hospital systems make these decisions independently of their medical record provider,” said Aneesh Chopra, the president of health-technology company CareJourney and the former chief technology officer of the United States. “It will be interesting to see if Epic’s thumb on the scale moves cloud market share.”
CareJourney data to be used in the recently awarded research grants for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s (RWJF) Health Data for Action research program
CareJourney data will be used to study a range of issues, including care coordination and quality, cost-sharing and benefit design, maternal health, prescription drugs, and public health. In 2017, the RWJF launched the Health Data for Action (HD4A) program, managed by AcademyHealth. In this newest iteration, the HD4A program doubled [...]
Aneesh Chopra Keynote at the 2020 O&P Leadership Conference
Aneesh Chopra presented the keynote session "Transforming the Profession Through Data and Innovation” at the 2020 O&P Leadership Conference in Clearwater, FL., an invite only event for CEOs, COOs, and other top-level executives from AOPA member companies. The conference focuses on executive level discussions around harnessing data and innovation to [...]
2018 MSSP ACO Results: Optimistic Savings Trends Encourage New CMS Risk Sharing Program
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2018 Financial Performance results on all Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP). CMS shared this data for the last six years, contributing to a more transparent, open evaluation of the program, and demonstrating how ACOs are not only increasing overall savings, but striving towards value-based care. [...]
The Digital Evolution of Clinical Care
The financial commitments to health tech startups made by leaders like Amedisys and Almost Family showcase the ways the home health care industry is spurring the digital evolution of clinical care. Almost Family, a national home health care agency, made a strategic investment four years ago in CareJourney, previously known as [...]
Exploring Variation in Healthcare Services in the Medicare Diabetic Population
As of February 2018, about 30 million people (or 9.4% of the U.S. population) suffered from diabetes; another 84 million people aged 18 or above had prediabetic symptoms.1 Diabetes is a chronic condition; proper and timely diabetes care management is critical to ensure that people with diabetes can avoid long-term sequelae and maintain their quality of life. [...]
Whitepaper: How Universal Health Services Accountable Care Organizations Optimize Value and Outcomes with Data
Universal Health Services (UHS) is one of the country’s largest hospital management companies, with more than 350 acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, and ambulatory centers across the U.S., Puerto Rico and the U.K., and sponsors seven Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) across the nation through Prominence Health Plan.
Medicare Advantage 101
Medicare is the federal health insurance program started in 1965 that is provided for individuals who meet certain criteria. Those who are over the age of 65, younger people who have certain disabilities, or anyone who has End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) qualify for Medicare insurance. In 1997 Medicare Advantage (at that time called Medicare+Choice) was signed into law which gave Medicare eligible beneficiaries more [...]
Opioid Epidemic, Part 1: The Prevalence of Opioid Use Disorder and Impact of Distressed Communities
The opioid epidemic is a serious public health crisis that is affecting the nation’s social and economic welfare. In 2017, opioids were responsible for about 130 deaths per day, more than 47,000 yearly. Opioid prescribing rates are three times higher than they were in 1999 while opioid overdoses are an astounding five times higher. How did this happen? [...]
Rethinking Referrals to Post-Acute Care
In the wake of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), hospitals have drawn attention from policymakers as key partners in reducing the overall cost of care. Consequently, the effort has led to an enhanced focus on preventing readmissions and reducing unnecessary care. The ACA implemented several policy measures to hold hospitals accountable for what happens to patients post-discharge. [...]
CareJourney to Add 70m+ Medicaid lives to Network Advantage, CareJourney Index Products
Nov 7, 2019: CareJourney, a leading healthcare analytics company, announced today its plans to expand its products by adding data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS), pending CMS approval. [...]
Apple opens up its health records service to veterans with iPhones
Apple and the Department of Veterans Affairs announced Wednesday that veterans can now access their health information on their iPhone via Apple’s health records service. “I applaud this commitment to opening up APIs in the spirit of current rule-making,” said Aneesh Chopra, the former chief technology officer of the U.S. [...]