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Multiple EHRs, lack of interoperability hamper Next Generation ACOs

August 29, 2018

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Next Generation ACOs have shown promise to reduce spending without limiting quality, significant health IT challenges may curtail their potential.

The new ACO models did well in their first performance year, according to a new evaluation report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. However, the agency’s research cited access to data outside their organization or network, interoperability among providers in the network, as well as the cost of health IT as “extremely challenging” for the NGACOs.

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