Health IT wins with SCOTUS decision on PPACA

Regardless of what you think of the PPACA and health care reform, HealthIT can be counted as amongst the winner of the SCOTUS decision. The establishment of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) will require a high-level of coordination between care providers. Technology can play a huge role in making this happen.

The various technologies I have reviewed in this blog can all help push forward the establishment of ACOs. We are likely to see increased investments in Telemedicine:

"Now that the Supreme Court has ruled, we can move forward with the modernization of our healthcare delivery system, integrating telemedicine to improve care, reduce costs and increase access for everyone in America," said Jonathan Linkous, Chief Executive Officer of the American Telemedicine Association. "ATA will continue to work with Federal and state legislators from both parties, as well as all public and private payers, to adopt these proven, valued technologies into our healthcare system." 

HIT and Health information Exchanges/Systems will take on more importance as PPACA strives to improve the quality of care, increase the efficiency of care, and encourages the use of health information for public health and research purposes. HIT will play a more prominent role in providing effective research and in clinical reporting and patient education to support evidence based care.