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Affordable Care Act. Roxanne Tyroch , MD, FACP Hospitalist, El Paso Hospitalist Group Internal Medicine. Goals of Affordable Care Act. More patient centered health care Better care coordination 2000 pages
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Affordable Care Act Roxanne Tyroch, MD, FACP Hospitalist, El Paso Hospitalist Group Internal Medicine
Goals of Affordable Care Act • More patient centered health care • Better care coordination • 2000 pages • 2014 estimated 30 million more gain insurance cards through state health insurance marketplaces and expanded Medicaid programs • Biggest change in healthcare since Medicare established in 1965 • Testing accountable care organizations
Affordable Care Act • Aligning pay rates with quality measures and bundled rates • Health information technology networks $$$$ • New diagnostic claim codes under ICD-10 • www.mgma.com/aca • Texas to Brownsville-different solutions shared • Hospitalist perspective
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