Accountable Care Organizations

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Accountable Care Organizations are collaborative networks of doctors, hospitals, and other healthcare providers that jointly take responsibility for the quality and cost of care for a defined patient population.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf health care delivery model
health care organization type
population health management model
aimsTo align financial incentives with quality outcomes
alsoKnownAs ACOs
associatedWithLaw Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
linked to: Affordable Care Act
canBe hospital-led
jointly led by hospitals and physicians
physician-led
contrastsWith fee-for-service payment model
coreFeature care coordination across settings
performance measurement
shared responsibility for cost and quality
value-based payment incentives
focusesOn care transitions
chronic disease management
population health management
preventive care
geographicScope primarily United States
governanceFeature defined attribution rules for patients
distribution rules for shared savings or losses
formal contracts among participating providers
hasMember clinics
hospitals
other health care providers
physicians
hasProgramVariant Medicaid ACOs
Medicare Advantage ACO-like arrangements
Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs
Next Generation ACO Model
Pioneer ACO Model
commercial payer ACOs
implementedBy Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
introducedInContextOf United States health care reform
performanceMetric patient experience measures
per capita cost of care
quality of care measures
utilization measures
primaryGoal enhance patient experience
improve quality of care
reduce health care costs
regulatoryBody Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Innovation Center
requires care management capabilities
data sharing among providers
health information technology infrastructure
serves defined patient population
usesPaymentModel global budget arrangements
shared risk
shared savings

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Affordable Care Act introducedPolicy Accountable Care Organizations
Accountable Care Organizations alsoKnownAs ACOs
linked to: Accountable Care Organizations
Accountable Care Organizations hasProgramVariant Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs
linked to: Accountable Care Organizations
Accountable Care Organizations hasProgramVariant Medicaid ACOs
linked to: Accountable Care Organizations
Pioneer ACO Model focusesOn Accountable Care Organizations
Pioneer ACO Model influenced Next Generation ACO Model
linked to: Accountable Care Organizations