Accountable Care Organization Readiness and Academic Medical Centers

Accountable care organization readiness and academic medical centers.

As academic medical centers (AMCs) consider becoming accountable care organizations (ACOs) under Medicare, they must assess their readiness for this transition. Of the 253 Medicare ACOs prior to 2014, 51 (20%) are AMCs. Three critical components of ACO readiness are institutional and ACO structure, leadership, and governance; robust information technology and analytic systems; and care coordina...

Academic Medical Centers And Managed Care: Uneasy Partners

Academic medical centers and managed care: uneasy partners.

Academic Medical Centers And Managed Care: Uneasy Partners

Academic Medical Centers And Managed Care: Uneasy Partners