The criteria focus on organizations’ ability to meet a variety of privacy, security and confidentiality laws, such as HIPAA and HITECH. EHNAC’s criteria also set the standards to help ensure ACOs can meet the requirements of healthcare reform mandates under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
The public can comment on the proposed ACO criteria until Dec. 22.
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