El Campo (Texas) Memorial Hospital and its primary care practice, Mid Coast Medical Clinic, have joined the National Rural Accountable Care Consortium to provide more coordinated care and participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program, according to the Victoria Advocate.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas announced the launch of three new physician-led accountable care organizations on Jan. 1.
Burlington, Vt.-based Healthfirst, a network of 40 independent physician practices, announced it will drop out of the Medicare Shared Savings Program after more than two years because the program was unsustainable, according to VTDigger.
The following roundup lists recent announcements of new accountable care organizations or coordinated care agreements, beginning with the most recent.
Boston Police responded to a shooting at Brigham and Women's Hospital this morning that left one victim seriously injured, according to a Boston Globe report.
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Empire BlueCross BlueShield and New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System announced the launch of an accountable care agreement, effective Jan. 1.
Boulder (Colo.) Community Health announced Thursday an accountable care agreement with Humana to provide more coordinated care for Boulder County residents with Connect for Health Colorado plans and Humana HMO plans.
Accountable care organizations are responsible for all their patients' costs — yet they have little control over costs when patients seek specialty care outside the organization.
Healthcare executives saw cost as the biggest challenge in implementing population health management programs, according to a survey from audit, tax and advisory firm KPMG.
A majority of healthcare managers are confident they will recoup the investments they made in population health initiatives within four years, according to a recent KPMG survey.