Accountable Care

HIT Boosts Population Health Data Analysis, Patient Outcomes

by Vera Gruessner

When healthcare providers join together to form an Accountable Care Organization, a major goal of theirs is to improve the health of their given population. But what are some key areas where ACOs and...

Accountable Care May Bring Savings in Healthcare Costs

by Vera Gruessner

Healthcare reforms have been on the rise due to new federal regulations including the stipulations of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as well as the Health Information Technology for...

Medicare Shared Savings Program Seeks High ACO Performance

by Vera Gruessner

As part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, goals of improving the quality of healthcare services and reducing costs led to the creation of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and the...

Does ACO Payment Influence Primary Care Physicians’ Quality?

by Jacqueline DiChiara

Accountable care organizations (ACOs) involve the collaborative execution of patient management across the care spectrum. ACOs – created by the Patient and Protection and Affordable Care Act...