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 Filling in the Gaps
How ACOs are improving patient engagement

The Call for Cost Reduction
It’s a long and winding road facing providers, payers
and even patients, as all seek to lower cost and improve quality

CMS announces participants in Bundled
Payments for Care Improvement program

Patient Engagement and IT

ACO Pioneers Seek Delay
Group of Pioneer ACOs formally asks for more
collaboration, time, in developing quality benchmarks

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Emerging Trends

What to watch for in ACO development in 2013 During the first half of 2012, Healthcare stakeholders held their collective breath, waiting to hear as to whether the Affordable Care Act would be repealed, revised or go on as planned. Forecasting, … [Read More...]

Seal of Approval

Organizations are seeking accreditation on accountable care standards What makes an accountable care organization? In today’s landscape, that’s a difficult thing to define. Health systems, hospitals, physician group practices and other … [Read More...]

HHS Secretary announces more ACOs

Doctors and health care providers have formed 106 new Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) in Medicare, ensuring as many as 4 million Medicare beneficiaries now have access to high-quality, coordinated care across the United States, Health and Human … [Read More...]

New Accountable Care Organizations

A.M. Beajow, MD Internal Medicine Associates ACO, P.C. Service Area: Nevada AAMC Collaborative Care Network Service Area: Maryland Accountable Care Clinical Services, PC Service Area: California, Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, … [Read More...]

ACO Pairing

The business model for ACOs continues to change. Two January announcements indicate that a new trend in ACO pairing may be to partner with a large, multi-specialty physician practice. Walgreens has announced plans to form the first pharmacy-led … [Read More...]

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Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Texas Health Resources form ACO Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) and Texas Health Resources (Texas Health) announced a new strategic alliance to deliver improved, sustainable patient care and help manage costs … [Read More...]

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ACO Insights, developed by the publisher and editors of The Journal of Healthcare Contracting, Repertoire and First Impressions – delves into ACOs and ACO-related topics as providers begin to look at new models of delivery and formulate ACO implementation.

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From the Blog

Westmed Medical Group, UnitedHealth Group to launch ACO

Westmed Medical Group (White Plains, NY) is collaborating with UnitedHealth Group (Minnetonka, MN) … [Read More...]

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