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	What's New at the PSO? Announcements ATTENTION: Important seminars on ACO project Click here for details » RIH IPA, TMH IPA & NEWPORT PO TO MERGER: Click here for details » Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs): Implementing Accountable Care Organizations (PDF) Medicare Physician Group Practice Demonstration (PDF) HealthAffairs Health Policy Brief (PDF) The Fiscal Times: Mixed Signals on Medicare Pilot Savings Projects (PDF) Medicare ACO Shared Savings Program (PDF) Mathematica Policy Brief: Accountable Care Organizations - Will They Deliver? New England Journal of Medicine Perspective: Creating Accountable Care Organizations (video) Electronic Health Record Implementation The PSO continues our several year effort to support Electronic Health Record implementation. In response to the Stimulus package, we have enhanced our outreach to practices and our coordination with other entities in the community. Please click on the links below for further information. EMR Letter March 2010 Information and Contacts PSO ASP Grant Program Funding Other helpful links and information: How can I Ensure Success of EHR? eClinicalWorks http://www.eclinicalworks.com Electronic Health Records of Rhode Island (now part of Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative) http://www.ehrri.com http://www.maehc.org/ Contact Deb Hogan 401-787-3020 dahogan@maehc.org HealthIT.gov http://www.healthit.gov/ Rhode Island Quality Institute 50 Holden Street, Suite 300 Providence, RI 02908 401-276-9141 http://www.riqi.org Contact: Jennie Chiller Gordon Director, REC Program Management jgordon@riqi.org Rhode Island Quality Institute's Regional Extension Center http://www.docehrtalk.org/ About the PSO As a physician-driven organization, the Lifespan/Physicians Professional Services Organization (PSO) understands the challenges facing you and your practice. We know that your highest priority is to provide quality health care. We also know that every day you are faced with balancing the delivery of patient care and meeting the demands of successfully managing a practice in today's complex health care environment. In response to the changes taking place in health care, the Independent Practice Associations (IPAs) of Rhode Island Hospital, The Miriam Hospital and Newport Hospital came together with Lifespan in early 1997 to form the PSO. Today over 800 physicians utilize a variety of PSO services in the areas of Information Services, Practice Management, and Contracting. Lifespan and its affiliates also take advantage of services in these areas. Our Mission is to provide services that maximize your ability to deliver excellent care and be successful in a constantly changing healthcare environment.