Thank You
What a special time of year it is when we gather together with those we love and think about the things for which we are most thankful. As managing editor for
ACOExhibitHall.com and the
ACO Newsstand weekly, I am very sincerely grateful for you, our readers, and would like to extend to you a heartfelt thank you. Wishing you a restful, thoughtful and special Thanksgiving holiday.
Garrett Schmitt - Managing Editor
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Deloitte Insights | November 14, 2018
Greater use of the emergency room has been linked to homelessness, diabetes-related hospital admissions have been attributed to food insecurity, and social isolation has been identified as a risk factor for stroke and heart attack. These are just a few of the ways in which the social determinants of health (SDoH) contribute to health outcomes, health care utilization, and spending..
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Upcoming
Events
2018 Accountable Care Symposium
December 5-6, 2018 | Phoenix, AZ
ACO Population Health Management Summit
January 30- February 1, 2019 | Atlanta, GA
Fourteenth National Value-Based Payment and Pay for Performance Summit
February 25-27, 2019 | Los Angeles, CA
TIPAAA 24th Annual Meeting
March 21-23, 2019 | Orlando, FL
NAACOS Spring Conference 2019
April 24-26, 2019 | Baltimore, MD
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Abhinav Shashank | November 21, 2018
Does the care process end once the patient leaves the facility? Is the definition of a doctor limited to the four walls where a patient rarely spends the 16th minute? I could say without even thinking twice, the answer that would have come up in your mind is a clear 'NO.' We all can agree to this point that there has been a rise in the rate of hospital readmissions in the last few years.
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Open Minds | November 20, 2018
The footprint of accountable care organizations (ACO) continues to change. At the start of 2018, there are approximately 1,000 ACOs covering 32.7 million consumers-approximately 11% of the U.S. insured population (294.6 million)-under 1,477 different contracts. The coverage varies by payer. According to Leavitt Partners, about half of the 32.7 million consumers are enrolled in commercial ACOs-roughly 11% of the 186 million people enrolled in commercial insurance..
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