While ascendant GOP lawmakers and some 30 lawsuits seek to repeal the healthcare reform law, these efforts should not affect accountable care organizations, which are part of the law, according to speakers at the National Accountable Care Organization Congress in…
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Officials close to the rulemaking process for accountable care organizations say federal agencies overseeing antitrust enforcement are committed to making ACOs work.
Fifty-five percent of opinion leaders think providing ACOs with shared savings payments will be a very or extremely effective strategy, according to a new survey by the Commonwealth Fund.
The following is an excerpt from a white paper by James C. Robinson and Emma L. Dolan, written for the Integrated Healthcare Association (www.iha.org). To view the complete white paper, click here (pdf).
An accountable care organization should cover no more than 20 percent of providers in its market, according to a new white paper released by the payors' trade group, America's Health Insurance Plans.
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A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association recognized the importance of assessing the performance of accountable care organizations and suggested ACOs use different measurement approaches through the use of electronic health records, according to the study.
Enloe Medical Center in Chico, Calif., has named Myron Machula CFO, according to a Central Valley Business Times report.
Based on experiences of the Premier ACO Collaborative, involving more than 80 hospitals, Premier has proposed a variety of regulations for accountable care organizations in a letter to CMS, according to a report by Premier.
The National Committee for Quality Assurance, which accredits managed care organizations, has released a set of draft standards for accountable care organizations and is asking for public comment through Nov. 19, according to a release by NCQA.
Southeastern Wisconsin's ProHealth Care and the local independent physician association Waukesha (Wis.) Elmbrook Health Care have formed the first accountable care organization in southeast Wisconsin, according to a Business Journal report.