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NEJM Catalyst | July 10, 2019
Conventional wisdom holds that urban academic medical centers are ill-suited for value-based care initiatives such as the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP). Nevertheless, NewYork Quality Care, the MSSP Accountable Care Organization (ACO) established in 2015 as a joint venture between NewYork-Presbyterian, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Weill Cornell Medicine, achieved savings in each of its 3 performance years by implementing a range of operational, financial, and analytical initiatives.
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Fierce Healthcare | July 3, 2019
A new survey found that only 33% of accountable care organizations have at least one contract that takes on greater risk, and the results come as the Trump administration implements a revamp to the program.
The number of ACOs taking on downside risk, where the organizations pay back the government for any losses from not meeting healthcare savings targets, has increased from 28% in 2012, according to the survey results
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Alignment and Parity Amongst MSSP & MA Payment Models:
Preparing Providers to Better Manage Beneficiaries Through Contract Alignment
Recorded Presentation:
What's My Quality Score - how your Shared Savings Program quality reporting impacts your MIPS score
NAACOs Fall 2019 Conference
September 25-27, 2019 | Washington, DC
4tth Annual Value-Based Care Summit
October 24-25 | Boston, MA
FLAACOs 2019 Annual Conference
November 7-8, 2019 | Orlando, FL
Caravan Health Accountable Care Symposium
December 11-12, 2019 | Scottsdale, AZ
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Healthcare Dive | July 3, 2019
Dive Brief: Accountable care organizations that take on financial risk are more likely to be bigger, horizontally and vertically integrated, to have been exposed to other types of payment reform and have more ACO contracts across variable payer types, a new study finds...READ MORE
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Health Affairs | July 3, 2019
The Medicare Advantage (MA) program, which allows Medicare beneficiaries to voluntarily enroll in a private plan that administers health benefits, was established by the Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997 as a vehicle to bring private-sector competition and innovation to Medicare beneficiaries. When the program was announced, the goal was to create greater competition on benefits, care management, and costs, and to offer greater choice and consumer-centricity to America's seniors..
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Exhibitor Spotlight
HealthEC offers a KLAS-recognized, end-to-end population health management platform designed to help ACOs succeed with value-based care. Our HealthEC CareConnect® generates personalized, clinically-proven plans that enable teams, including community-based resources, to deliver patient-centric care. Advisory services are also available to guide our ACO partners in defining their strategic goals as they transition from volume to value.
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