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Aligning Incentives

Aligning incentives refers to an effort to pay for the actions that provide value (such as good quality care, care coordination, and the like) and thus incentivize medical providers to make decisions toward that aim. Currently, the fee-for-service system incentivizes providers to provide services whether they are beneficial or not.

Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE)

Electronic entry of medical practitioner instructions for the treatment of patients and shared with medical staff or the responsible departments.