April 23rd 2025
Accountable care organizations (ACOs) are increasingly playing the role of data sleuths as they identify and report trends of anomalous billing in hopes of salvaging their shared savings. This mission dovetails with that of CMS, which under the new administration plans to prioritize rooting out fraud, waste, and abuse.
Early Provider Perspectives Within an Accountable Care Organization
The authors’ survey of providers in a new accountable care organization reports that initial perceptions of this care model are ambivalent and vary among participating practices.
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Measuring the Cost Implications of the Collaborative Accountable Care Initiative in Texas
A private accountable care organization model with an embedded care coordinator and a list of recommended providers yields cost savings similar to initiatives with risk-based contracts.
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Stephen Nuckolls Emphasizes Importance of Care Coordinators in an ACO
September 5th 2016While speaking at the National Association of Accountable Care Organizations Spring 2016 Conference, Stephen Nuckolls, CEO of Coastal Carolina Quality Care, said that care coordinators have played an important role in his ACO to reach out to the patient and motivate them to become more engaged in their care. What makes a difference is showing the patient how much you care, he added.
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Summative Evaluation Results and Lessons Learned From the Aligning Forces for Quality Program
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Dr Joe Antos on the Changing Dynamics of ACOs in the Future
August 22nd 2016While Joe Antos, PhD, the Wilson H. Taylor Scholar in Health Care and Retirement Policy at the American Enterprise Institute, believes that the ACO model is here to stay, he said that the way these organizations operate are likely to change.
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Paying to Make Health IT Meaningful: A Discussion at the NCCN Policy Summit
August 19th 2016Maximizing the utility of technology platforms and making them meaningful to ensure quality cancer care was the underlying theme of Emerging Issues and Opportunities in Health Information Technology, a National Comprehensive Cancer Network Policy Summit, held June 27, 2016, in Washington, DC.
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Stephen Nuckolls Discusses the Evolution of Coastal Carolina Quality Care's ACO Model
August 16th 2016Stephen Nuckolls, CEO of Coastal Carolina Quality Care, explained during his presentation at the National Association of Accountable Care Organizations Spring 2016 Conference that the more physicians read and learn about value-based care, the more they are accepting the change. He added that as the idea has become more accepted, ACOs are beginning to evolve as well.
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Jeb Dunkelberger: Value-Based Organizations Are Here to Stay
July 18th 2016Although the term "accountable care organization" (ACO) may not be here to stay, value-based organizations are here to stay based on the direction CMS is headed, said Jeb Dunkelberger, vice president of accountable care services at McKesson and clinical & commercial operations at ACO Partner.
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Stephen Nuckolls Emphasizes the Importance of Transparency in ACO Benchmarks
July 13th 2016While speaking at the National Association of Accountable Care Organizations Spring 2016 Conference, Stephen Nuckolls, CEO of Coastal Carolina Quality Care, said that fair and transparent benchmarks are important in creating successful ACO programs.
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Dr Farzad Mostashari: ACOs Could Face Patient Backlash
July 11th 2016One of the biggest concerns Farzad Mostashari, MD, chief executive officer of Aledade, has about accountable care organizations, is that they are going to experience backlash similar to what managed care has received in the past.
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The Pace of Healthcare Transformation to a Value-Based System
June 29th 2016More insurers are moving towards alternative payment and delivery models, but the transition needs to happen a lot quicker, explained Michael E. Chernew, PhD, during a panel discussion at the ACO & Emerging Healthcare Delivery Coalition Spring Live Meeting.
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Stephen Nuckolls Explains the Importance of Physician Buy-In for ACOs
June 28th 2016In order to get physicians engaged and involved in accountable care organizations (ACOs), it is important to educate them on the mission and understand that the organization is looking to improve, not ration, care, Stephen Nuckolls, CEO of Coastal Carolina Quality Care, explained at the National Association of Accountable Care Organizations Spring 2016 Conference.
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The Hidden Value of Behavioral Health
June 21st 2016Carolinas HealthCare System created a behavioral health service line to drive transformation in value-based healthcare. Four projects are described, which demonstrate that modest investment in behavioral health pays dividends in reduced cost and increased quality and experience.
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The Ingredients of Success in a Medicare Accountable Care Organization
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.
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