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ACOs are defined by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as groups of doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers, who come together voluntarily to give coordinated high-quality care to their Medicare patients. The goal of coodinated care is to ensure that patients get the right care at the right time, while avoiding unnecessary duplication of services and preventing medical errors.
When an ACO succeeds both in delivering high-quality care and spending health care dollars more wisely, the ACO will share in the savings it achieves for the Medicare program.
The PCC believes that primary care is the foundation of a successful ACO that uses transparent performance measures to achieve the Quadruple Aim of improving population health, improving patients' experience of care, reducing the total cost of care, and improving the work life of health care providers. In an ACO, strong primary care physician leadership of the care team is necessary to improve care coodination, and enhance preventitive care delivery.
For more information about ACO's visit the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) website
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Rural ACOs that received loans from the CMS succeeded | Modern Healthcare | September 4, 2018 |
Focus on Primary Care Puts ACOs on the Path to Success, New Report Finds | ACP Advocate | September 7, 2018 |
Patient-Centered Medical Home Evidence Increases With Time | Health Affairs | September 10, 2018 |
CMS underestimated Medicare ACOs' savings | Modern Healthcare | September 11, 2018 |
Payment and Delivery-System Reform — The Next Phase | New England Journal of Medicine | September 19, 2018 |
Provider Payment Reform: Right Course, Wrong Students? | The Milbank Memorial Fund | September 24, 2018 |
ACOs reluctant to move to advanced risk-taking models | October 6, 2018 | |
Medicare Advantage Riding High As New Insurers Flock To Sell To Seniors | Kaiser Health News | October 15, 2018 |
The Case For Downside Risk (Or Not) | Health Affairs Blog | October 16, 2018 |
Primary-care companies cut costs through preventive models | Modern Healthcare | October 20, 2018 |