Rather than adopting a framework of several tiers for ACOs, AMGA insists tiers should be limited to two levels: mature ACOs, which have the infrastructure required to be accountable for cost and quality, and provisional ACOs, which will reach maturity within three years.
The NCQA, which accredits managed care organizations, released a draft of ACO standards in October and asked for public comment through Nov. 19.
Read the AMGA news release on its comments on the NCQA’s draft of ACO criteria.
Read more about the NCQA’s draft of ACO criteria.
–Accrediting Body Issues Proposed Standards for ACOs, Asks for Comment
–Premier Healthcare Alliance Offers Feedback to 2011 ACO Criteria
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