The role of accountable care organizations in delivering value

The Value of Accountable Care Organizations

Many observers view accountable care organizations (ACOs), created by the Accountable Care Act, as the current health care reform version of managed care. A payment and care delivery model, ACOs were created to coordinate health care delivery among providers, resulting in lower overall health care costs for defined patient populations, while also meeting performance standards on quality of care...

Patients' role in accountable care organizations.

I ever there were a crisis mo­ ment that crystallized the need for reforming the U.S. health care delivery system, this is it. The 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) promises to expand health insur­ ance coverage, a key first step toward improving health equity. But newly insured Americans will gain access to a strained, frag­ mented system that often fails to deliver effective, efficient care. Mea...

FROM VOLUME TO VALUE The TransiTion To accounTable care organizaTions

FROM VOLUME TO VALUE The TransiTion To accounTable care organizaTions

Accountable care organizations.