Health Information Technology

Delirium affects more than 7 million post-operative patients annually. In fact, it occurs in 29 to 64 percent of elderly patients. JAMA reports it also contributes about $164 billion in [...]

A recent study by the Permanente Medical Groups found that one-third of Americans are stressed  to meet basic needs such as stable housing, adequate food, and reliable transportation.

The five CAPP pillars of accountable care—physician leadership, HIT, care coordination, quality measurement, and outcomes-based payment—work together to not only address the physical needs of our [...]

Physician leaders in CAPP groups and other settings are constantly called upon to make decisions about the relevance and value of technology-driven solutions in healthcare. That’s why the [...]

As the organization that worked with researchers to define the foundations of the first “accountable care” models, CAPP is keenly interested in performance data on how ACOs and other accountable [...]

As recently as 2015, when CAPP engaged Nielsen to survey consumers and physicians on their experiences and attitudes toward digital health, many patients and doctors were skeptical. While such [...]

Lack of interoperability among health information technology (HIT) systems in the U.S. is a major contributor to the fragmentation of health care itself, and impedes progress toward more [...]

Norman Chenven, M.D., Acting Chair, Council of Accountable Physician Practices The nation’s political landscape is in full bloom with politicians lining up to share their vision of healthcare [...]

In this H&HN video interview, CAPP Chair Robert Pearl, MD, discusses a significant problem with new health care technology: HIT designers create the technology and then look at ways to apply [...]

Keynote Speech Cites Physician-Driven Innovation and Technologies to Re-invent Health Care Delivery Washington, DC – With health care now 18 percent of the Gross National Product and climbing [...]