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Primary Care ACOs and Payment Reform		  

 Accountable Care Organizations and Risk

The accountable care organization (ACO) programs—the Pioneer, Shared Savings, and Next Generation models —and how they relate to provider risk is addressed by panel members Francois de Brantes, MS, MBA; Ateev Mehrotra, MD, MPH; and Arthur Vercillo, MD, FACS, during this 12th session of the Healthcare Reform Stakeholder Summit. Risk factors for various models are also discussed.
 		  
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Daniel Finke: 4 questions to consider when working with a payer on an ACO

1. Is your organization ready to invest in the necessary technology and tools?

2. Are you prepared to design and implement an incentive structure that rewards doctors who meet quality, efficiency and patient-satisfaction measures?

3. click to continue

Source: Healthcare IT News, July 27, 2015
Source URL: http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/4-questions-consider-when-working-payer-aco

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This Month in Accountable Care News
 
  • Creating a Dashboard for Pioneer ACOs by Craig Schneider, PhD
  • Big Data: Coming to an Alternative Payment Model Near You by Joel White
  • Editor’s Corner: Ken Perez on the Accountable Care “Gold Rush”
  • Revenue Cycle Management: Analytic Driven Insights and Efficiencies at Crystal Run Healthcare by Bobbi Brown, MBA and Leslie Hough Falk, MBA, RN
  • Thought Leader’s Corner: "What other waivers are needed to assure the success of the MSSP ACO program?”
  • Industry News with briefs regarding CMS; Leavitt Partners and the Brookings Institution; Black Book; IHA; Trenton Health Team; and the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
  • Catching Up with….David Fairchild, MD
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