Accountable care organizations (ACOs) were created with the goal of coordinating care and lowering the cost of healthcare services. But what do these new health teams mean for you and your practice? Learn more here:
Video: ACO Final Regulations Examined
Justin Barnes, vice president of Greenway Medical Technologies, points out what physicians need to know about the ACO final regulations.
Video: Accountable Care Organizations Q&A
In this Skypecast question-and-answer session, members of the healthcare community ask their top ACO questions.
What Physicians and Practices ‘Really Need to Know’ about ACOs
Forming an ACO or participating in one is no easy task. Here’s how the ACO final rule could make it a more practical option for you or your practice to consider.
ACOs Begin with Clinical Integration
If you’re thinking of starting or forming an ACO, you better make sure the organization in question is already fully clinically integrated.
Eleven Things to Know About ACOs
ACOs will come in many shapes and sizes; until the final rules are announced, here are eleven things you should know.
ACOs: A Guide for Physicians
Should you join an accountable care organization? It's important for physicians in community-based practices. Here's what you need to know about this emerging care-delivery model.
From our Practice Notes blog:
Read the thoughts of our physician bloggers on the theme of "ACOs and My Practice":
Are ACOs What the Doctor Ordered? | Weighing the Impact on My Life | Is ACO Just Another Confounding Obstacle?
Quality and Cost Targets Not the Only Challenges ACOs Face
10 Ways the Volume to Value Shift Will Influence Physicians
ACO ‘Pioneers’ Provide Lessons for Future Participants
Changing Reimbursement Models Challenging Physicians, Administrators
Bundled Payments Could Gain 'More Momentum Than Accountable Care'
Primary-Care Physicians Key to ACO Formation, But Resistant
ACO Payments: Risk, Reward, and Reviewing Your Healthcare Partners
What Does the Physician Practice of the Future Look Like?
Staffing Will Be ‘Significant’ Future Challenge at Medical Practices
Physicians Leading Majority of ACOs in Medicare Shared Savings Program
Primary Care’s Potential New Partner: Public Health
Independent Practice Associations Take on New Role in ACOs
