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Category: Accountable Care Organizations
Incentives for ACOs Outweigh Meaningful Use
Of the initiatives the federal government has launched in an effort to advance quality, encourage efficiency, and reduce the cost of health care, the (ACO) model continues to succeed. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ authorization to disburse incentive Continue Reading …
The Problem with ACOs & Vulnerable Patients
Growing evidence suggests that (ACOs), which are networks of health care providers (including both physicians and hospitals) with shared financial and medical responsibility for coordinated patient care, are improving health outcomes. For this reason, along with strong financial incentives, are Continue Reading …
Expanding ACO’s Beyond Medicare
In 2012, the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) implemented a novel program in their efforts toward achieving the Triple Aim: Thirty-two organizations with experience in care coordination enrolled in the Medicare Pioneer accountable care organization program. During the Continue Reading …
The First Five Years of the ACA in Review
This article is the second of a two part series. See article one . Cost of Care: The ACA encouraged the creation of (ACOs) to integrate and coordinate patients’ health care experiences. Under the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), providers Continue Reading …
Hospital Consolidation leads to Higher Prices
Hospital consolidation occurs in some regions to form strong alliances with which to negotiate better payments from insurers. The ideal of consolidation leading to streamlined care and improved quality remains elusive. The latest Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Synthesis Project discusses Continue Reading …
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