‘Medical Neighborhood’ Pilot Program Taps IT To Boost Care

CMS' Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation and three organizations are preparing to launch a "medical neighborhood" pilot program. The project aims to help health care providers use health information technology to coordinate care, improve outcomes and achieve savings.

• "CMS To Launch 'Medical Neighborhood' Pilot This Month" (Mosquera, Government Health IT, 1/10).
• "'Medical Neighborhood' Project has $20 Million in Federal Help" (Robeznieks, Modern Physician, 1/4).
• "Kansas Company Leading Effort To Help Health Systems Reduce Medicare, Medicaid Costs Nationwide" (Heck, Wichita Business Journal, 1/4).