A new report from Oliver Wyman, a consulting firm, has identified various obstacles that keep accountable care organizations from deploying technology.
The report made the following findings:
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Cost of technology was an obstacle for ACOs in deploying electronic health record systems.
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Achieving integration with systems and databases was an obstacle for ACOs in deploying a mobile health app.
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Physician adoption was an obstacle for ACOs in deploying EHR systems and health information exchanges.
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Data privacy constraints were an obstacle for ACOs in deploying health information exchanges.
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Providing connectivity with an EHR was an obstacle for ACOs in deploying care coordination systems.
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