Morey Menacker, DO

Increasing accountable care organization savings is dependent on maximizing quality scores and increasing the number of beneficiaries while maintaining a low per-capita spend through efficiencies of care.

For 2 successive years, the Hackensack Alliance Accountable Care Organization achieved cost savings and maintained quality by using physicians with patient-centered medical homes and nurse care coordinators focused on high-risk patients.

The author discusses the new paradigm for case management services, including inpatient and outpatient responsibilities, in order to succeed in the era of the Affordable Care Act.