Premier Management Streamlines ACO Reporting Across 33 Metrics To Improve Quality Scores

Two of Premier Management Company’s accountable care organizations (ACOs) are leveraging clinical, financial, and operation health IT to report across 33 metrics to meet performance and quality measures. The measures are from the Medicare Shared Savings Program and the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA).

The adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) by the two ACOs are anticipated to help manage information more efficiently, as well as lead to more informed decisions—and better health outcomes—for consumers. According to Premier’s CEO, some clinical professionals in Premier ACOs were still utilizing paper charts, causing them to fall . . .