Complimentary from the publisher

Complimentary from the publishers of Accountable Care News September, 2016

The Challenges and Opportunities for Medicare Advantage Plans in 2017

"There are certainly ACOs that need a catalyst to initiate care redesign programs to improve quality and reduce expenses. They may have invested heavily in technology and tools to improve patient outcomes and yet may have suffered losses. These organizations—many of which have taken a tentative approach to value-based care—often haven’t unlocked the full potential of risk-based models to use data to improve patient outcomes. However, for some, increased financial downside risk can be the catalyst they need to create focused strategies and make investments around what it takes to be successful as an ACO. By assuming more downside risk, executives become more likely to embrace the tools and processes that lead to better patient care."
- Brian Fuller, Vice President, Value-Based Care, naviHealth.

"Hospitals pick up 60% of the burden of uncompensated care with the rest provided by community providers and physicians."

Excerpted from: Accountable Care News, Number 9, September 2016, "Healthcare Providers Face Five Key Challenges, Solutions Not Far Away"

Medicare ACO Results For 2015: The Journey Continues
Health Affairs Blog, September 9, 2016

Measuring the Cost Implications of the Collaborative ACO Initiative in Texas
The American Journal of Managed Care, September 8, 2016

Medicare ACOs in the Trenches: How to Survive (Part 1)
Healthcare Informatics, September 7, 2016

High-performing ACOs Demonstrate Savings, Improved Care
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), September 7, 2016

The Promise and Pitfalls of Bundled Payments
The Commonwealth Fund/To The Point blog, September 7, 2016

ACOs saved $466 million in 2015
Healthcare Finance News, August 25, 2016

Financial Performance of Rural Medicare ACOs
The Journal of Rural Health, abstract only, August 24, 2016

Experts split on the financial success of accountable care organizations
FierceHealthcare, August 17, 2016

Healthcare Providers Face Five Key Challenges, Solutions Not Far Away
The Cost of Inaction: Why Healthcare Delivery Can't Afford to Ignore the Movement From Volume to Value by Tom Zajac
What's on Your Mind: Accountable Care Organizations in 2016: Private, Public Sector Growth and Dispersion by David Muhlestein and Mark McClellan
Accountable Care’s Move to Two-Sided Risk by Richard A. Royer, MBA
Thought Leaders' Corner: "Is Assuming More Financial Risk the Answer to Success for Accountable Care Organizations?"
Industry News with briefs regarding OneCare Vermont; Summa Health; Cleveland Clinic; University Hospitals.
Catching Up with... Suzanne Frances Delbanco, Ph.D.


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