Medicare accountable care organizations use preferred skilled nursing facility networks for postacute care management, although the size, structure, and resource allocation of networks vary widely.

CMMI has spent more than a decade learning which organizations consistently deliver high-value care. The next step is to let ...

1. While ACOs have been promoted as part of the Healthcare Reform Act for Medicare patients, and pilot programs are being established, the real movement with ACOs seems to be with commercial payors at ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, Accountable Care for Population Health, featuring analysis and discussion of how to understand, design, support, and measure ...

Becoming an accountable care organization (ACO) requires healthcare organizations to approach the revenue cycle with an entirely new mindset. Costs will no longer just affect overall profitability, ...

In addition to Medicare Advantage payment cuts and potential reductions in fee-for-service payment updates, PPACA includes various provisions intended to facilitate ongoing Medicare cost containment, ...

Hospital accountable care organization (ACO) participation did not impact emergency department admission rates, length of stay, or costs, suggesting limited effectiveness in reducing spending for ...

Essential value-based care competencies include robust data analytics, a compliance approach to coding, and an understanding of what makes an ACO successful at the clinic and individual provider level ...

At the Becker’s Hospital Review CEO Strategy Roundtable in Chicago on Nov. 5, Molly Gamble, editor with Becker’s Hospital Review, moderated a panel of payer and hospital executives who discussed their ...

Many healthcare leaders are strategizing to meet the requirements of section3022 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This historic passage of legislation to reform our nation’s ...

Wellvana announced today its support of 190,000 new Medicare beneficiaries in 2026 through its Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) ACO partners. This growth reflects increasing demand from ...