"Dictation is not going away at St. Luke's"
Wellmark and Iowa Health System enter into Accountable Care Organization
Agreement designed to enhance patient experience and slow cost increases
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa announced a groundbreaking collaboration with Iowa Health System that creates Iowa’s first commercial health plan Accountable Care Organization (ACO). The new ACO focuses on coordinating care to improve quality, provide greater value, and slow increases in health care costs. In an ACO, providers take on responsibility for a group of people, including those who are healthy and those who need care. The insurance company then offers those providers financial rewards if they meet quality and cost goals. At the same time, providers will lose their financial incentive if their quality declines and their costs run higher than expected. Read more.
Witwer Children's Feeding Clinic
Led by Dr. James Matsuda, specialists team up to resolve complex feeding and swallowing issues. Read more in the May issue of Physician's Practice.
IQ4 Training
It's necessary to complete Epic training before providing care at St. Luke's. Physician training has two components - computer based training (CBT) and classroom training. Contact the Medical Affairs office at 319/369-7155 to register for training. It is imperative that you register early in the process so training curriculum can be tailored for your specialty and clinical workflow.
St Luke's physicians may start taking their CBTs immediately online.
Classroom training for St. Luke's physicians begins the week of April 2. Training requirements and schedules based on physician specialty can be viewed online.
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