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  Complimentary from the publishers of Accountable Care News               September 2019  
     
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  "As physicians get more sophisticated in delivering risk-based, coordinated care, it is crucial to have Standards of Excellence continue to capture the evolving and relevant concepts of value-based care."
-  Donald H. Crane, Accountable Care News Editorial Advisory Board member; CEO and President, America's Physician Groups.
 
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According to a survey of employers by The National Business Group on Health, 51% plan to implement virtual care solutions, 39% plan to develop a more focused strategy for high-cost claims, 26% plan to Expand Centers of Excellence to cover cancer, infertility and/or other new conditions, and 17% plan to Implement high-performance networks or Accountable Care Organizations in select markets.

Excerpted from: Accountable Care News, Volume 10 Number 9, September 2019, Employers: "NBGH Survey Finds High-Cost Claim Management, Accountable Care on Companies’ Minds."

 
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  AMA: Fee-For-Service Revenue Share by ACO Participation Status in 2018

1. Medicare ACO participant: 62.5% of practice revenue came from FFS
2. Medicare ACO non-participant: 79.2% of practice revenue came from FFS
3. Medicaid ACO participant: 57.6% of practice revenue came from FFS
4. Medicaid ACO non-participant: 78.9% of practice revenue came from FFS
5. Commercial ACO participant: 61.4% of practice revenue came from FFS
6. Commercial ACO non-participant: 80.5% of practice revenue came from FFS


Source: The American Medical Association, September 2019
 
     
 
This Month in Accountable Care News
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