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Clinical Informatics Board Review PDX

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Accountable Care Organizations (ACO)
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Accountable Care Organizations (ACO)
Provide flexible financial support in exchange for accepting accountability for overall quality and cost
Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB)
Federal agency tasked with changing Medicare coverage and reimbursement when cost/quality targets not met
Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
Federally funded research centers that focus upon comparative effective (translational) research
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH)
Part of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act intended to provide guidance and performance incentives for adoption and skillful use of health information technologies -- in particular electronic health records
Meaningful Use
The centerpiece of the HITECH act of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act -- adoption of healthcare technology must map to one of the five goals of quality healthcare delivery: 1) improving quality, safety, efficiency; 2) engaging patients in their care; 3) increasing coordination of care; 4) improving the health status of a population; 5) ensuring privacy and security