RevCycle Intelligence December 5, 2017
The Health Care Transformation Task Force identified three common characteristics of 11 organizations that achieved ACO success with savings and care quality.
Creating a high-value culture, engaging in proactive population health management, and implementing an infrastructure that promotes continuous performance improvement were key characteristics of 11 successful accountable care organizations (ACOs) studied by the Health Care Transformation Task Force.
The Task Force examined the ACOs in Medicare programs and at least one commercial contract to find scalable and generally applicable strategies for ACO success with reducing costs and improving care quality.
As the value-based care model matures, the group aims to promote ACO participation, particularly among smaller organizations that do not have the resources to achieve success through trial and...