The following five stories were among the most-viewed on BeckersHospitalReview.com:
1. ACO manifesto: 75 things to know about accountable care organizations
An ACO is a model of care that was created under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and Becker’s Hospital Review has provided an updated ACO manifesto.
2. 4 recently announced ACOs
This article includes four recently announced ACOs or collaborative care agreements.
3. Pioneer financial results show why some ACOs are leaving the program
For the first time, CMS published individual financial and performance results for the original 32 Pioneer ACOs, which provide insight into why 12 of the ACOs exited the program.
4. Turning skeptics into believers: Why ACOs/CINs are still a good idea
The question is not whether your organization should develop an ACO/CIN. Instead, the question is once you do, will you be able to convert it into a high-value network capable of delivering high quality and cost-effective care in bundled and other risk-based contracts with the necessary scale, cohesion and market acceptance to create sustainable growth?
5. 3 lessons learned from MSSP ACOs in performance year 1
Although ACOs participating in the MSSP have produced mixed results, with fewer than one in five producing shared savings, Navigant Center for Healthcare Research and Policy Analysis has identified some of the commonalities of the ACOs that achieved success in the first performance year and also identified some of the major challenges these organizations faced in their first year.
More articles on ACOs:
Anthem BCBS partners with IU Health Goshen’s ACO
Growing from IPA to ACO: How physicians can remain independent in the shifting healthcare landscape
Aetna, Dignity Health’s hospitals and others collaborate for accountable care
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