CEO SUMMARY: From the launch in 2013 of a big accountable care organization in Wisconsin, the North Shore Pathologists at Columbia-St. Mary’s Hospital have been involved. Among the lessons learned are the importance of structuring the pathology contract with the hospital to anticipate value-based reimbursement and having full access to the ACO’s data. The pathologists are using this data to develop test utilization programs that help physicians order the right lab test for the right patient.
Pathologists Contribute To Care in Wisconsin ACO
Anticipating new payment models, group supports laboratory test utilization management
- By Joseph Burns
- | From the Volume XXII No. 5 - March 30, 2015 Issue
- Tags: accountable care, accountable care model, Accountable care organizations, aco, Bundled payment, cap, clinical lab, Clinical Laboratory, ehi, electronic health record, electronic health record system, electronic health record systems, Fee-for-service, lab test, lab tests, laboratory medicine, laboratory service, laboratory services, pathologists, Pathology group, pathology service, pathology services, procedure code, test menu, test utilization, the clinical laboratory, utilization management, Value-based reimbursement
