Participation of Rural Health Care Providers in Accountable Care Organizations
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منابع مشابه
Accountable care organizations in rural America.
Key Findings. (1) Medicare Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) operate in non-metropolitan counties in every U.S. Census Region. (2) 79 Medicare ACOs operate in both metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties. (3) Medicare ACOs operate in 16.7% of non-metropolitan counties. (4) 9 ACOs operate exclusively in non-metropolitan counties, including at least 1 in every U.S. Census Region.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Health Care Manager
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1525-5794
DOI: 10.1097/hcm.0000000000000069