The report, “Better to Best: Value-Driving Elements of the Patient Centered Medical Home and Accountable Care Organizations,” outlines the goals of medical homes and ACOs and the need for reportable measurements, a change in payment systems and learning collaboratives. The authors also recommend specific actions to implement the changes needed to make patient-centered medical homes and ACOs successful.
Read the release on the consensus report on ACO development.
Read more coverage on accountable care organizations:
– ACO Pioneers: Q&A With Leaders from The Nebraska Medical Center and Atlantic Health
– ACO Rules to Run Over 1,000 Pages, Allow Broad Implementation
– 5 Opportunities for Physicians and Hospitals to Realign in Preparation for ACOs
