FROM VOLUME TO VALUE The TransiTion To accounTable care organizaTions

FROM VOLUME TO VALUE The TransiTion To accounTable care organizaTions

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...

Making the Paradigm Shift from Siloed Population Health Management to an Enterprise-Wide Approach.

Health systems across the United States have started their journeys toward population health management and the future of accountable care. Models of population health management include patient-centered medical homes and private sector accountable care organizations (ACOs). Other models include public sector efforts, such as Physician Group Practice Transition Demonstrations, Medicare Health C...

Accountable care organizations--an employer POV primer.

The accountable care organization (ACO) has emerged as the centerpiece of postreform initiatives to improve the delivery of quality, cost-efficient care. As the primary partners in delivering ACOs, payers and providers have begun to collaborate on the opportunities presented by the legislation. For employers, however, this new approach to managed health care delivery models will present challen...

Hospital Acquisition of Physician Groups: On the Road to Value-Based or Higher-Priced Care?

An important goal of the Affordable Care Act is to transform the US health care system from one characterized by high costs, poor quality, and fragmented care to one focused on comprehensive, coordinated, and efficient care. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is working to meet this goal primarily through efforts to strengthen primary care and to introduce innovative new payment...