The era of outright tension between provider organizations, seeking to maximize payments in fee-for-service arrangements and payers, seeking to minimize unit costs, has begun to dissipate. In this new world of value-based care, the two sides have incentives that are more aligned than ever. New payer contracts reward providers for helping to rein in costs, and penalize those who order unnecessary tests or procedures. The urgency for both sides to work together to bend the cost curve is greater than ever.But all too often, health IT is a stumbling block to creating truly integrated, coordinated care. Data siloes, interoperability issues, and duplication often hamper collaboration efforts that could improve healthcare outcomes through better medication adherence or timely preventive screenings. Better integration of health IT resources could also help achieve cost savings by appropriately triaging patients to the most appropriate care setting or by alerting providers to duplicative tests.

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