Home Health Care News July 10, 2019
For many Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), having a strong presence in the home has been a vital strategy for improving care management and identifying patient needs. Even so, many ACOs carry out that strategy with in-home visits from primary care practitioners — and not necessarily dedicated home health providers.
That may change in years to come, but home health providers will have to change their behavior first, experts argue.
Broadly, the ACO model has its origins in the U.S. health care system’s shift from volume to value.
At its core, the model brings together doctors, hospitals and other care providers that work together financially to provide coordinated care for Medicare patients. Ultimately, the goal is to produce better...
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