Complimentary from the publisher

Complimentary from the publishers of Accountable Care News July 2020

"When ACOs made a commitment to assume risk, they didn't expect they'd be handling the risk of a global pandemic."
- Clif Gaus, CEO and President, National Association of Accountable Care Organizations.

A recent study from Johns Hopkins University evaluated housing needs across a patient population and how those needs impacted healthcare utilization. After adjusting for other factors, the study found that patients with housing instability had 49% more encounters with the healthcare system, and homeless patients had 34% more encounters with the healthcare system, compared to patients without housing issues.

Source: Accountable Care News, Volume 11 Number 7, July 2020, "Weiner et al. Tackle Opioids, SDOH in Recent Projects."

	Lisa Eramo: 7 Strategies to Rebuild Patient Volumes in the Wake of COVID-19 1. Focus on patient outreach. 2. Be repetitive with messages: use social media, email and patient portals. 3. Provide convenience: use telemedicine, patient portals, and book appointments online. 4. Offer COVID-19 testing. 5. Think outside the box. 6. Establish a chronic care program. 7. Educate the public. Source: Medical Economics, July 10, 2020
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Recreate Your Risk Based Contracts How to Prepare for the New Normal

While providers work diligently to treat COVID-19 patients now, ACO leaders must prepare for the new contract realities of tomorrow. Changes in risk-based contracting make your ACO’s data more important than ever before. This webinar, provided by ACOExhibitHall.com, explores COVID-19’s cost and contracting impacts on ACOs.

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How the New CMS Interim Final Rule Impacts ACOs
ECG Management Consultants blog, July 6, 2020

MaineHealth ACO execs show how they used analytics to reduce ED utilization
Healthcare IT News, June 25, 2020

Medicare Adjusts ACO Risk Models To Account For COVID-19
Open Minds, June 24, 2020

The Advisory Board’s Kerns on the Prospects of Risk-Based Payment Models
Healthcare Innovation, June 19, 2020

This Next Gen ACO relies on data investments to help track COVID-19 hot spots
FierceHealthcare, June 19, 2020

Effective Care Management by Next Generation Accountable Care Organizations
American Journal of Managed Care, abstract only, July 14, 2020

Assessing Rural Hospitals’ Participation in ACOs & Utilization & Financial
The Journal of Rural Health, July 13, 2020

State auditor questions cost savings of Vermont's health care experiment
Burlington Free Press, July 1, 2020

ACOs and PCMHs: Health Expenditures and Health Services
The American Journal of Accountable Care, July 1, 2020

Weiner et al. Tackle Opioids, SDOH in Recent Projects
Washington DC Watch: NAACOS Uses RFI to Give CMS the 411 on Post-COVID ACOs
Thought Leaders' Corner: What long-term impact will the COVID-19 pandemic have on Accountable Care Organizations?
Accountable Care Collaboration: ValueHealth, ChristianaCare in 'High-Performance Surgical Joint Venture'


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