AJMC July 14, 2021
David Pittman, BS, Allison Brennan, MPP, Heidi Bossley, MSN, MBA

Late 2020 changes make accountable care organizations a canary in the coal mine.

Am J Accountable Care. 2021;9(2):4-6

CMS is expected to make updates to ACO quality reporting in the proposed 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. The information and arguments in this piece are up to date at the time of publication.

Current Health Information Technology Realities Affecting Health Care and Quality Assessments

In less than a decade, accountable care organizations (ACOs) have grown from nothing to caring for nearly 20% of all Medicare beneficiaries.1 Throughout this period of remarkable growth, quality improvement has been a critical component of Medicare ACO programs. A set of predefined quality measures incentivizes doctors, hospitals, and other providers in an ACO to provide optimal...

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Topics: ACO (Accountable Care), CMS, Govt Agencies, Insurance, Medicare, Payment Models, Provider, Value Based
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