Well, not all members of an ACO are publicly traded companies, making it hard for investors looking to take advantage of improvements in healthcare technology, processes and coordination.

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Simcoe, an assistant professor at Boston University, adds that such policies might also resolve a type of coordination problem often seen in the diffusion of technology standards, such as the Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface or a new video game console.

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De-emphasizing costly issues of supply, the program is focusing on three logistical bottlenecks: huge gaps in land law that make it impossible to guarantee investments, lack of information technology in the rural areas that make coordination and transport impossible, and the energy poverty of these same areas.

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Close coordination with the Regional Extension Center Program, State Health Information Exchange Program, and the National Health Information Technology Research Center (HITRC), will ensure lessons learned are shared for the benefit of all.

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