Eric Poon, MD MPH FACMI

The CMS ACCESS Model will reward outcomes but most health systems aren’t set up to operationalize outcomes at scale (yet). ACCESS isn’t just about launching remote programs. It’s about building a chronic care engine that can reliably deliver: ✅ continuous patient-generated data ✅ EHR-embedded workflows for care teams ✅ longitudinal tracking + performance reporting ✅ operational efficiency that scales without clinician burnout That’s why ACCESS readiness starts now. In our latest blog, we outlined what health systems can do today to prepare for the ACCESS era and how Validic helps make it achievable within existing workflows 👉 Read the blog: https://lnkd.in/gJbxFZYY #CMSACCESS #ChronicCare #ValueBasedCare #PopulationHealth #HealthcareOperations #DigitalHealth #EHRIntegration

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TEFCA just crossed a major threshold: nearly 500 million health records exchanged nationwide. This is not just a milestone—it’s a signal. Interoperability in U.S. healthcare is moving from promise to infrastructure. When data liquidity reaches this scale, the question for academic health systems and industry is no longer “if,” but how fast we redesign around it. A few implications: • Interoperability is becoming a platform layer, not a feature • Vendor selection must now include QHIN alignment and performance transparency • The marginal cost of cross-network exchange is dropping—while the strategic value of data integration is rising In the era of AI, data connectivity is not an endpoint—it is the substrate for distributed cognition across institutions. The Cognitive Revolution in healthcare is quietly being wired underneath us. https://lnkd.in/gP8T_fps #interoperability #TEFCA #ONC #healthit #standards #himss #amia #EHR #HIE McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics AMIA (American Medical Informatics Association)

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Outdated IT infrastructure is impacting clinical outcomes and cybersecurity. • 83% of healthcare leaders report care risks linked to legacy systems. • Cyber threats continue to rise amid aging infrastructure. Healthcare’s digital future demands resilient, intelligent IT foundations. Exalogic Consulting modernizes healthcare IT to power connected care, secure operations, and data-driven innovation. Smart infrastructure drives better outcomes. Explore: https://lnkd.in/gYBc_VvG #ExalogicConsulting #HealthcareIT #DigitalInfrastructure #SmartTransformation #FutureReadyBusiness #TrustedEcosystems

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How LLMs support clinicians with tasks like summarizing medical records or simplifying patient instructions, and why empathy, ambiguity, and intent still need a human touch.

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The new CMS TEAM model is a speed test for value-based care. With shorter episodes, rolling baselines and real downside risk, success depends on how quickly hospitals can turn information into intelligent action. Hospitals that act now can transform data into foresight, assess risk, coordinate care and improve outcomes in real-time. Those who wait will pay the price of guesswork. Discover why insight, not data, will define TEAM’s top performers. https://bit.ly/3LYoCK4 #WeAreBambooHealth Healthcare IT Today

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Important Development - CMS leaning-in to technology-enabled clinical care The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) recently announced an important new program called the ACCESS initiative that attempts to drive better chronic disease care and outcomes for Medicare members through technology-enabled care models. The program has a few key features: 1. Aligns payments with clinical outcomes (as opposed to fee-for-service) 2. Opens the door for ACCESS Care organizations who will take responsibility for managing a pts chronic condition but with more flexibility on how they do it and what technologies they use 3. Meant to “complement” traditional care - PCPs can refer clinicians to ACCESS orgs and receive regular updates and may bill a new-management payment for coordinating care with these orgs.  4. Will focus on 4 clinical tracks - early cardio-metabolic conditions (HTN, HL, obesity and pre-DM); cardio-metabolic conditions (DM, CKD, ASVD), MSK conditions (chronic Back pain), and BH conditions (Depression and Anxiety). While it’s great to see CMS enable greater flexibility for technology-enabled, outcome-driven care - will this model inadvertently WORSEN fragmentation of care? Especially those with multiple conditions, is there a risk in them getting DM management from one clinic; their behavioral health care from another, all the while having a PCP try to play quarterback and manage everything else? https://lnkd.in/giTW7nEp

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Is your digital health strategy strengthening rural systems—or quietly draining them? The Executive Quick Start Guide outlines how to build rural first regional digital health networks that: ✅ Expand specialty access without exporting patients ✅ Use telehealth, eConsults, and RPM with clear escalation rules ✅ Align multiple organizations around shared outcomes Designed for leaders responsible for regional alignment, not one-off pilots. 📘 Explore the guide https://lnkd.in/gNTPnxMn #RegionalHealth #HealthcareStrategy #RuralHospitals #Telehealth #PopulationHealth #DigitalHealth #RuralHealth #HealthcareLeadership #eConsults #RemotePatientMonitoring #SpecialtyCareAccess

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