Mary Washington Healthcare Alliance

The Forgotten Track: Medicare ACOs Qualify For Third MACRA Option

Establishing an ACO requires healthcare organizations to build data analytics tools, enhance information technology and hire care coordinators and additional staff to oversee the venture. These costs vary depending on the size of the ACO, ...

New Hospitals And Health Care Providers Join Successful, Cutting-edge Federal Initiative That Cuts Costs And Puts Patients At The Center Of Their Care

Medicare Accountable Care Organization initiatives to improve how the health system cares for patients Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced 121 new participants in Medicare Accountable Care Organization (ACO) ...

Improving Health Care, While Reducing Costs

The last thing anyone wants are needless trips to the doctor, more lab tests and prescriptions, or — on the other end of the spectrum — to end up repeatedly in the emergency room after ignoring health problems. These scenarios are symptoms ...

Mary Washington Healthcare Alliance Works To Boost Care, Lower Costs

Doctors, MWHC Team Up To Tame Expenses By Enhancing Efficiency Of Services Rendered Mary Washington Healthcare and area doctors have joined together in a new program to improve healthcare and lower costs. The Mary Washington Health ...

Mary Washington Healthcare Partners With Physicians To Improve Care-5 Things To Know

Fredericksburg, Va.-based Mary Washington Healthcare is partnering with physicians to implement a new program aimed at enhancing healthcare and reducing costs, according to fredericksburg.com. Here are five things to know: The program, The ...

Mary Washington Healthcare Designates Physicians Committed to Women's Cardiac Care

Mary Washington Healthcare is taking another step to improve the cardiovascular health of the community. Spirit of Women, a coalition of hospitals and healthcare providers that ascribe to high standards of excellence in women’s health, ...

EHRs Key to New Medicare Revenue Stream

A final rule on Medicare physician payments in 2015 emphasizes improved chronic care management (CCM) and the supporting role of electronic health records, and loosens certification criteria a little more. Medicare will pay a separate fee ...

Apple Plans To Take An Even Bigger Bite Out Of Health Care. Here's How.

Dan Diamond, Executive Editor Apple held its latest live event on Wednesday—its biannual carnival-like product demo, with a parade of presenters showing off new apps and devices, and millions of viewers watching from around the world. But ...

Headed For Risk: Health Systems Sign Private-sector ACO Deals That May Lead To Capitation

On a wooded campus in Falls Church, Va., Inova Health System has executives in its integrated provider network and its insurance joint venture with Aetna working alongside each other on one floor of a building. It's part of the system's $27 ...

At Mary Washington Healthcare, Laying Bricks in the Population Health Foundation

With provider organizations taking on more risk as they continue to enter into the world of value-based healthcare, business intelligence (BI) and analytics become crucial elements for accountable care success. In Fredericksburg, Virginia, ...