Care Coordination

Chicago-based Presence Health Partners, which includes more than 1,400 physicians, has struck an accountable care agreement with Cigna.

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Accountable care organizations have become increasingly popular with the switch from fee for service to pay for performance, and the number of commercial and government ACOs continues to grow.

The following is a roundup of recently announced accountable care organizations or collaborative care agreements.

Toledo, Ohio-based Mercy Health System has plans to build a freestanding emergency room in Sylvania Township, Ohio, which will cost approximately $14.3 million, according to a report by The Blade.

  Grand Strand Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, S.C., is planning a $15 million expansion, according to a WMBF News report.

Blue Shield of California, the Individual Practice Association Medical Group of Santa Clara County and Hospital Corporation of America's Far West Division are launching a three-year accountable care agreement aimed at providing better care to approximately 13,000 Blue Shield HMO members…

Phoenix-based Banner Health Network and UnitedHealthcare are launching an accountable care organization in Arizona that will provide coordinated care to approximately 50,000 UnitedHealthcare members.

Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, N.Y., has formed an accountable care agreement with UnitedHealthcare for more than 9,000 individuals.

The following six guidelines are necessary to successfully create and manage an ACO