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CCHIT releases information technology guide for ACOs

The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology has published guidance on the HIT capability required to support an accountable care organization.

The guide, titled “A Health IT Framework for Accountable Care,” identifies and prioritizes the information technology needs for such entities. It addresses the IT capabilities necessary for such functions as patient and clinician relationship management, clinician engagement, care coordination, and financial management. It details such areas as patient safety, privacy, and security, as well as data collection, integration, and management.

“It is designed as a starting point for provider groups developing HIT roadmaps, for payers looking to assess or complement the HIT capabilities of their provider partners, or for HIT developers designing products to fill gaps in currently available technology,” according to a statement from the CCHIT.

The guide is available at www.cchit.org/hitframework.

Contracts and arrangements

UCSF Dermatopathology and Oral Pathology Service, San Francisco, has entered into a contract to obtain the revenue cycle management solutions and pathology billing services of McKesson Business Performance Services. BPS is a business unit of McKesson Technology Solutions.

McKesson Technology Solutions, 404-338-6000

PathCentral has announced that Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, will participate in the PathCentral Pathology Network, the company’s online information exchange and digital consultation forum.

PathCentral, 855-557-7501

Dr. Aller is director of informatics and clinical professor in the Department of Pathology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. He can be reached at raller@usc.edu. Hal Weiner is president of Weiner Consulting Services, LLC, Florence, Ore. He can be reached at hal@weinerconsulting.com.