A recent study in Health Affairs revealed that 51 percent of ACOs were physician-led last year.
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LHS Health Network, network of physician practices, hospitals and other healthcare providers affiliated with Lourdes Health System in Camden, N.J., has formed an accountable care organization agreement with Aetna.
UC San Diego Health System and Humana are partnering to form an accountable care organization aimed at serving Humana Medicare Advantage members in San Diego.
In a recent webinar hosted by the Massachusetts Hospital Association, Plymouth, Mass.-based Beth Israel Deaconess Care Organization and The Geneia Institute, Richard A. Parker, MD, CMO at BIDCO, Lynn Nicholas, president and CEO of MHA, and Heather Lavoie, president of…
Developing strong and valuable hospital-physician relationships requires a cultural and organizational shift. Steve Lamb, vice president and lead partner at Memphis, Tenn.-based Implant Partners, offers a six-step plan to help develop an improved relationship:
Waltham, Mass.-based Fresenius Medical Care and Aetna have entered into a collaborative care agreement aimed at improving the quality of care for Aetna's Medicare Advantage members who have end-stage renal disease.
Health system executives have quite a mountain to climb. They must spearhead significant change if their organizations are to survive in today's market. These executives know that one important area of focus is accountable care. But knowing where to start…
Anthem Blue Cross and Torrance, Calif.-based HealthCare Partners, a physician group, have announced they saved $4.7M in the first half of 2013 by partnering to form an accountable care organization.
Vermont has hired Optum — a health information technology and services firm that is part of UnitedHealth Group — to help solve some of the problems associated with Vermont Health Connect, the state's health exchange website, according to a Valley…
The following accountable care organizations or value-based care delivery arrangements were reported within the past month.