Guest Post: Accountable Care as a Panacea
ACOs are testing ways to disrupt the high-cost culture of healthcare.In the final post of a three-part series on "Accountable Care: The Power of Partnerships," guest blogger Ally C. Evans, healthcare...
View ArticleHigh-Risk Patient Roster Helps Atrius Pioneer ACO ‘Beat the Benchmark’
Webinar Replay: Lessons from Atrius Health Pioneer ACOThey don't call them pioneers for nothing. A high-risk patient roster, a retooled geriatric care model and a preferred SNF network are just a few...
View ArticlePioneer ACO to Specialists: If the Care Coordination Role Fits, Wear It
Monarch HealthCare took top honors in quality performance in year one of the CMS Pioneer ACO program. As far as Medicare beneficiaries are concerned, it's time for healthcare to acknowledge specialists...
View Article4 Trends for Healthcare Providers in 2014
Dual-track medical homes, e-visits, retooled patient handoffs and more post-acute care are predicted provider trends for 2014, according to Steven Valentine, president of The Camden Group. HIN...
View ArticleSteward Medicare Pioneer ACO ‘Patient Trackers’ Boost Care Management,...
Steward's Medicare Pioneer ACO was a top performer in performance year two, with gross savings of $19.2 million.The ability to track patients across a continuum of care sites is a perennial challenge...
View ArticleWhat’s the Future of Accountable Care Organizations?
CMS launched its Pioneer ACO program in 2012, designing the initiative for early adopters of coordinated care who tend to be more experienced, have an established care coordination infrastructure, and...
View Article2016 ACO Results: Majority of Next Generation and Pioneer ACOs Earn Shared...
Six of eight Pioneer ACOs and eleven of eighteen Next Generation ACOs earned shared savings in separate initiatives in 2016, according to newly released quality and financial data from the Centers for...
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