Treo Solutions, a healthcare data analytics firm, analyzed one- to two-year old accountable care programs, including ACOs and PCMHs of varying sizes. The client programs have achieved the following:
• Reduced spending by 2.5 percent
• Reduced inpatient admissions 2.5 percent
• Increased outpatient services 7.4 percent
• Reduced readmissions 9.7 percent
• Reduced potentially preventable initial admissions by 13.2 percent
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