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The Delaware Valley ACO Story - The continuing evolution of an ACO

Monday, April 11, 2016: Medicare Payment System Reforms

Medicare is testing new ways to pay for medical services, emphasizing value rather than volume. This briefing examined what we know so far about the basic models, savings, quality, the impact on patients and the prospects for replication. The Affordable Care Act established initiatives to develop and test these new approaches through the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI). The demonstration projects include patient-centered medical homes, accountable care organizations (ACOs), bundled payments and independence at home programs.

Catherine Sampson: Top Five Ingredients of a Successful ACO

1. Understanding of the way value-based reimbursements are changing healthcare

2. The right leadership and clinical buy-in

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Source: "Top Five Ingredients of a Successful Accountable Care Organization," RevCycle Intelligence, April 14, 2016
Source URL: http://revcycleintelligence.com/news/top-five-ingredients-of-a-successful-accountable-care-organization

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Top 5 Strategies for Measuring and Reporting Provider Performance by James Colbert, MD
Post-Acute Care Savvy Could Save Patients and ACOs by Dexanne B. Clohan, MD
Editor’s Corner: Dr. Robert Phillips, Jr. on measures for payers
ACOs and Pediatrics: Moving the Needle by James M. Perrin, MD, FAAP
Thought Leader’s Corner: "Will 2016 be the year of telemedicine and telehealth for medical homes and ACOs?”
Industry News with briefs regarding Leavitt Partners, FTC, CMS, Aetna and St. John Health System.
Catching Up with….Steven L. Strongwater, MD
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