HealthAffairs Blog | July 12, 2017
The last few months have been an anxious time in health care policy with calls to repeal, replace, repair, and delay repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Daily, elected officials face angry constituents fearful of losing their coverage. What is clear is that voters want affordable, convenient, technologically enabled, high-quality medical care. We believe such care is possible, but only by leveraging the "doctor-patient" relationship and transforming how medical care is structured, measured, and reimbursed...
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HealthPayer Intelligence | July 12, 2017
The National Business on Health Group (NBHC) has
released two comprehensive guides to help employers evaluate the pros and cons of using accountable care organizations (ACOs). Both resources are part of an ACO toolkit to help employers assess plan design options and improve employee engagement by leveraging value-based care delivery...
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Upcomi
ng Events
HIMSS Pop Health Forum
October 2-3 | Chicago, IL
NAACOs Fall 2017 Conference
October 4-6 | Washington, D.C.
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FLAACOs 2017 Conference
October 19-20, 2017 | Orlando, FL
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Value-Based Health Care Congress
October 23-24, 2017 | Alexandria, VA
ACO Strategy Summit
October 23-24, 2017 | Alexandria, VA
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Value-Based Contracting Summit
October 23-24, 2017 | Alexandria, VA
Value-Based Care Summit
November 16-17, 2017 | Boston, MA
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Fierce Healthcare | June 27, 2017
The National Business Group on Health (NBGH) recently
identified the core competencies accountable care organizations (ACOs) should have at each stage of its development. The two resources from NBGH on ACO competencies is meant to help employers who are considering adding an ACO to their health coverage options...
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MedPage Today | July 12, 2017
Within the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), accountable care organization (ACO) exposure did not improve adherence to certain medications, an analysis of Medicare claims data found. Compared with patients with non-ACO providers, patient characteristics of ACO-attributed Medicare beneficiaries with cardiovascular disease (CVD) or diabetes only slightly varied from precontract to the postcontract period, reported J. Michael McWilliams, MD, PhD, of Harvard Medical School in Boston, and colleagues, in
JAMA Cardiology.
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Vendor Spotlight
Lumeris works with our ACO partners to develop a strategic business plan for embarking on a long-term population health strategy. The business plan includes pro forma financial modeling, capability assessment and gap analysis, and opportunity assessments around specific populations. We engage as an operating partner to provide the people, processes and enabling technology essential to create new lines of business and deliver optimal Population Health Services Organization capabilities...
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ACO/IPA Career Opportunities
Coming Soon!!
If your ACO or IPA is looking for qualified candidates to fill executive, administrative, care coordinator or analyst roles, let us help you market that position - reach out to us at:
info@acoexhibithall.com
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