Hospitals in Medicare ACOs reduced readmissions faster
Hospitals in Medicare Accountable Care Organizations outpaced non-ACO hospitals in reducing the rate at which patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) needed to return to the hospital,...
View ArticleACOs with High Numbers of Minority Patients Struggle in Quality
Accountable care organizations (ACOs) that have a high proportion of minority patients were associated with low scores on about three-fourths of Medicare quality performance measures, according to new...
View ArticleCMS Releases MSSP Track 1+ Model Risk Structures, Eligibility
CMS provided MSSP Track 1+ model details, including financial risk structures based on ACO composition and eligibility requirements....
View ArticleMedicare ACO hospitals faster at reducing readmissions, study finds
Though both ACO and non-ACO hospitals have been successful in driving down rates of readmissions from skilled nursing facilities, hospitals participating in Medicare ACOs have done so measurably...
View ArticleMedicare ACO explosion: CMS boasts 570 participants for 2017
More than 570 Medicare accountable care organizations will participate this year in Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service models, including the Shared Savings Program, Next Generation ACO Model...
View ArticlePrevalence of risk-bearing ACOs increasing under Medicare programs
More Medicare ACOs are taking on upside and downside risk under CMS’ Medicare Shared Savings Program and Next Generation ACO Model....
View ArticleCMS: ACO coverage trends upwards in 2017
Expansion of MSSP and growth in the number of risk-sharing ACOs is due in large part to the passage of MACRA, which is accelerating the trend toward value-based initiatives through the Quality Payment...
View ArticleLured by MACRA bonuses, more Medicare ACOs venture into risk
For the Accountable Care Coalition of Southeast Texas and the Accountable Care Coalition of Chesapeake, joining Medicare’s Next Generation ACO model simply made sense....
View ArticleACOs could help physicians earn up to 25% positive payment adjustment under MIPS
Participating in a Medicare Shared Savings Program ACO could potentially help physicians earn up to a 25 percent positive Medicare payment adjustment in 2018 under the Medicare Access and CHIP...
View ArticleStudy: How this Pioneer ACO reduced Medicare costs by 6%
Based on an in-depth analysis of a Pioneer ACO, researchers determined ACOs with integrated care management programs are both effective and scalable methods to reduce utilization and spending....
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