Accountable Care Organizations news and information

Modern Healthcare's third annual survey of accountable care organizations is now open for participation. This survey is intended for organizations of healthcare providers that agree to be accountable for the quality, cost and overall care of a select group of patients, enrollees, employees or...
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Mayo Clinic President and CEO Dr. John Noseworthy discusses Medicare payment issues, a new initiative that Mayo launched with UnitedHealth Group's Optum, and a recent request the Clinic made to the state of Minnesota.
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Medicare providers could see both bigger pay increases and bigger cuts than offered in the current system under a high-profile, bipartisan overhaul proposed Thursday.
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NEW YORK—Amid upheaval in Brooklyn's hospital industry, a study released last week captures the health needs of residents in some of the borough's poorer neighborhoods who suffer from high rates of chronic illness. Bedford-Stuyvesant, Bushwick, Brownsville and Crown Heights residents...
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Just two potential Medicare accountable care organizations so far have asked federal officials for expedited antitrust reviews through a special avenue created to make sure antitrust uncertainty didn't create a drag on the government's attempts to get the model off the ground.
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UnitedHealthcare and about 50 hospitals say they will conduct research comparing some of the costliest medical devices and then use that data to inform their purchasing decisions.
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More hospitals and docs are signing accountable care contracts that tie payouts to delivering better results at lower costs. Some want insurers to nudge patients toward choices that help them do it.
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Sitting in his living room in rural Knoxville, Ill., Jack Fisher wouldn't appear to represent the next wave in 21st century healthcare. But he does.
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Healthcare innovation doesn't happen overnight, or even within three years. Read about the Top 5 innovations happening in healthcare delivery right now.
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Applying a geographically based index to set Medicare reimbursements would reward low-performing healthcare providers in some areas and punish higher performers in other regions, according to preliminary observations from an Institute of Medicine committee.
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