Fierce Healthcare | September 29, 2016
The secrets to running a successful
accountable care organization (ACO) are hard to come by. That's because what may prove successful for one healthcare organization may not work for another. One easy way to keep an ACO in business is
reducing hospital readmissions--though that's still a tough nut to crack. Thoughtful patient handoffs and follow-up with a primary care doctor within a week of a hospital admission go a long way towards reducing readmission rates. What also helps is post-discharge medication reconciliation that's accurate and clear.
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Healthcare Finance | September 28, 2016
Physician morale is low, which is lea
ding them to be less prepared for healthcare
reforms like MACRA and
value-based reimbursement, according to a new survey from The Physician's Foundation and Merritt Hawkins. In fact, the pressures of the job has 48% of physicians planning to retire, cut back on patients or hours, or seek non-clinical, administrative roles. The survey of more than 17K physicians found 54% of doctors have "very negative" morale and 63% have a pessimistic view the medical profession's future...
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Upcoming Events
NAACOS FAll 2016 Conference
September 28-30 2016 | Washington, DC
October 13-14, 2016 | Orlando, FL
ACO Coalition Fall 2016 Meeting
October 20-21, 2016 | Philadelphia, PA
3rd Annual ACO Strategy Summit
October 25-25 2016 | Washington, DC
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GE Healthcare Camden Group | September 28, 2016
While savings of more than $429 million and overall quality improvement sounds like cause for celebration, the real story begins by acknowledging that program success doesn't come easily and requires hard and transformative work...just ask the almost 70% (n=272) of MSSP participants who failed to achieve a shared savings distribution. Even for those participants that did achieve program savings, it is likely that the set-up and operating costs associated with the ACO program threatened bottom line financial success...
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NEJM Catalyst | September 21, 2016
Accountable care organizations (ACOs) provide care for defined populations of patients under risk-based contracts that provide financial incentives to meet specific expenditure targets and quality metrics.... A key concern of practice leaders and policymakers is whether ACOs will seek to provide equal care for all patients, regardless of whether or not they are covered by the ACO contract. Little is known about the impact that ACOs have on the care that is provided to non-ACO patients who are seen by ACO providers - that is, the "spillover effect" of ACOs...
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Vendor Spotlight
Drawing from years in the ACO business, RCG has acquired the know-how to make an ACO successful and profitable. Our unique approach to multi-payer contracting and strategic planning will not only maximize Shared Savings potential, but ultimately ensure your ACO leaves no money on the table. Reliance consultants utilize a client specific process to initiate ACO payer contacts, develop a payer-specific contract negotiation strategy and negotiate ACO payer contracts as determined by our clients based on strategic findings...
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Gold Level Vendors
Thank you to our Gold Level Vendor Members. These organizations offer the highest quality products & services to the ACO & IPA community. To learn more, visit their booths at our website: ACOExhibitHall.com
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