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David Blumenthal: Accountable care organisations in the US
 
 

David Blumenthal: Accountable care organisations in the US

Dr. David Blumenthal talks to Nuffield Trust Director Dr. Jennifer Dixon about one aspect of health care reform in the United States -- the development of accountable care organizations (ACOs). Dr. Blumenthal provides an overview of this core part of the US health reform legislation which will see ACOs assume responsibility for the quality and cost of care for their patients.

 

 
 
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Hays Green: 5 steps to solid infrastructure for ACO goals

1 .Determine organizational readiness
2. Assess the personnel infrastructure
3. Click to continue

Source: Healthcare Finance News
Source URL: http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/5-steps-solid-infrastructure-aco-goals

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This Month in Accountable Care News
 
  • Redefining Patient-Centered Care for the ACO of the Future by Michael Millenson
  • Medicaid ACOs: Collaborating Toward an Improved Health System by Tricia McGinnis, MPP, MPH
  • Editor’s Corner: Report from the Field -- Aurora Partners with Aetna, Anthem to Offer New ACO Product - Rick Klein
  • Care Circle Networks©: “Sub-systems” to Impact Cost, Outcomes, and Capacity within ACOs by Pierce Story
  • Thought Leader’s Corner: Given the conflicting incentives of ACO and other FFS lines of business, how are providers managing the transition?
  • Industry News with briefs regarding CMS; AMA; JAMA; Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield and Optimus Healthcare Partners, LLC; Cigna; The Commonwealth Fund; and Collaborative Health Systems
  • Catching Up with…. Ian Morrison, PhD 
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