Rutgers University, with campuses across New Jersey, and Robert Wood Johnson Health System in New Brunswick, N.J., are collaborating to form a potential Medicare ACO, according to Rutgers Today article.
The ACO is called Robert Wood Johnson Partners and is unique because of Rutgers involvement in the organization, according to the report. Different academic disciplines at Rutgers, including communications, engineering and psychology, will work with the ACO to find the best way to cut costs and become patient-centered. Robert Wood Johnson Medical School became a part of Rutgers in 2013.
"The reason for Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Rutgers to be involved is to answer the many outstanding questions about how a system should work," Alfred Tallia, MD, chair of the department of family medicine and community health at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, explained in the report.
Robert Wood Johnson Partners is hoping to be approved as a Medicare ACO within 2014.
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