Month: December 2019

How Academic Detailing Supports Accountable Care Organizations Alosa Health Founder and Chief Clinical Consultant, Jerry Avorn, MD discusses healthcare’s move toward accountable care organizations (ACOs) and how academic detailing can assist with those efforts. As ACOs and other models of organizing patient care continue to expand in the United States, optimal use of medications and …

Automated Prompts vs 1-on-1 Academic Detailing Alosa Health Physician Advisor Michael Fischer, MD, MS discusses the differences in effectiveness between passive methods of altering clinician behavior and customized, one-on-one education. Many healthcare providers feel electronic reminders and computer systems like electronic health records (EHRs) disrupt their day-to-day delivery of patient care. Additionally, decisions about how …