AC Group, Inc., formed in 1996, is a healthcare technology advisory and research firm designed to save participants precious time and resources in their technology decision-making.
AC Group is one of the leading companies, specializing in the evaluation, selection, and ranking of vendors in the PMS/EHR, RCM, HIE, and Population Health marketplace. Twice per year, AC Group publishes a detailed report on vendor functional, usability, and company viability. This evaluation decision tool has been used by more than 200 hospitals and more thna 25,000 physicians since 2002. Additionally, AC Group has conducted more than 450 software searches, selections, and contract negotiations for ACOs, Hospital, and small physician offices to large IPAs.
When your company's future is on the line, there's no room for error or guesswork in IT decision-making. That's why more than 500 healthcare organizations worldwide approach their most critical IT challenges with the help of trusted advisors from AC Group, Inc. (ACG). Since 1972, the consultants at ACG have been helping physicians, IPAs, health plans, TPAs, hospitals, and healthcare IT vendors make better strategic and tactical decisions.
This unmatched combination of market research and real-world healthcare assessment gives clients the tools they need to eliminate wasteful technology spending, avoid the inefficiency of trial and error, and discover a superior alternative to "guess" decisions.
For our healthcare physician clients, ACG provides independent advisory and consultative services designed to assist physicians in evaluating and selecting technology to enable the creation of the “The Digital Medical Office of the Future”.
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Value based Reimbursement
One of the major challenges in the VBR financing system is a lack of knowledge on what technologies are required and at what phase.  At AC Group, Inc., we have reviewed and evaluated over 100 technology software and services companies that claim they are providing “Population Health” technologies designed to lower costs and improve overall; health outcomes.  The problem for most decision makers is that when you look at the offerings of the 100+ vendors, you get about 60 different offerings and very few are designed around needs of today and the future.   The problem today is that vendors are claiming they sell a product or services that are needed in the industry without first defining the real needs of the specific organization. For example, it’s like selling “transportation” – do you need new shoes to walk, a skateboard, a 2-passager auto, a truck, a boat to go across water, or an airplane to move people and supplies across regions. We must first determine our needs and then match those needs to the multiple suppliers.
To assist both Payers and Providers, AC Group came up with a road map designed to help organizations with a clear plan for future technologies, required to thrive in the VBR marketplace.  The 7 Stages of VBR follows the same structure as the HIMSS EMRAM 7 Stages for EHR adoption.
