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Complimentary from the publishers of Accountable Care News November, 2016

Strategy and Value Creation Alignment for Payment Model Transformation

“Regardless of profitability under value-based systems as presently constituted, providers need to develop capabilities now to provide cost-effective, outcomes-based care. While some providers still experience financial stability under the FFS model, profits will continue to erode as public and private payers move continually toward reimbursement based not on the quantity but on the value of services delivered. Further, many models have eased the financial burden and potential downside risk in the preliminary years of this critical transition by allowing providers to exclusively take on one-sided or upside-only risk, thereby offering a 'safer' means to develop experience in value-based, care delivery.”
- Deirdre Baggot, Ph.D., principal and practice leader for bundled payments for ECG Management Consultants.

"According to CMS, in 2014, 13 of 86 MSSP ACOs that received shared savings payments had at least one participating community health center. These 13 ACOs provided care to approximately 280,000 Medicare beneficiaries, generated more than $118 million in savings and received more than $51.8 million in shared savings performance payment, or payment of $185 per beneficiary per year."

Excerpted from: Accountable Care News, Volume 7 Number 11, November 2016, "Can Community Health Centers Thrive in a Value-Based World?"

Pharmacists in ACOs Part 3: Chronic Care Management and Transition of Care
Pharmacy Times, November 10, 2016

Trump election puts future of value-based care in doubt
Health Data Management, November 9, 2016

How MACRA Requirements Impact Accountable Care Organizations
HealthPayer Intelligence, November 7, 2016

Infographic: Accelerating Adoption of Accountable Care
Healthcare Intelligence Network/HIN Blog, October 31, 2016

All-Payer ACO Set to Begin in Vermont
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, October 26, 2016

Effective Strategies for Responding to the ACO Reimbursement Movement
Urology Practice Managements, October 2016

Understanding the Four Stages of Risk-based Contracting by James A. Colbert, M.D.
Can Community Health Centers Thrive in a Value-Based World? by Elena Tkachev, MBA, and Lorri Havlovitz, MBA
Pioneer ACOs: Transformation Through Collaboration by Emily Duhamel Brower
Making a Case for Accountable Care: An ACO's Journey: Beating MSSP Expectations
Thought Leaders' Corner: "What Advantages Have Physicians Accrued by Joining an ACO?”
Industry News with a brief regarding Medica ACOs.
Catching Up with … Deirdre Baggot, Ph.D.


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