Accountable care organizations and patient-centered medical home have shown positive impacts on reducing healthcare costs and improving patient outcomes, according to Treo Solutions' analysis of its early-adopter clients.
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Three hospitals in New Hampshire joined Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth-Hitchcock Pioneer accountable care organization Jan. 1, and the ACO has been renamed "allwell."
Of the early Medicare accountable care organizations — those that joined the program before fall 2012 — just 46 percent involved a hospital, according to new analysis from The Commonwealth Fund.
Hospitals and health systems in the U.S. have been facing a new challenge lately: taking on risk. Many organizations are taking on risk through new contracts with payers, but others are taking risk-baring to another level: becoming a provider-sponsored health…
Accountable care initiatives are changing the way healthcare is delivered and consequently reducing hospital inpatient utilization among all ages and most service lines, according to a new study from Health Affairs.
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Gordon Hospital in Calhoun, Ga., has begun construction on its $37 million expansion project, according to a Coosa Valley News report.
Provider organizations hoping to become an accountable care organization in the Medicare Shared Savings Program next year should focus on three key activities, according to a Premier blog post.
Partners in Care, an East Brunswick, N.J.-based independent physician association and healthcare management company, launched an accountable care organization with Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Jan 1.
A decentralized patient placement process results in numerous problems, including long wait times in the emergency department, patients leaving without being seen, delayed discharge notifications and delayed or cancelled operating room procedures, according to a TeleTracking blog post.
The role of primary care is extremely important when it comes to the success of accountable care organizations. ACOs turn to primary care offices for enhanced access to efficient care, care coordination (often using embedded care coordinators) and for population…