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Pioneer ACOs threaten to walk
Pioneer ACOs have asked the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to revise quality benchmarks they have to meet to qualify for Medicare bonuses, threatening to drop out of the program otherwise.
ACO pharmacy program curbs admissions, $24M in costs
After a year as an accountable care organization, Hennepin County Medical Center says its pharmacy medication management program has helped cut admissions by 42 percent, emergency room visits by 37 percent and average cost of care by $2,500 per patient.
Maps of 2012 Medicare accountable care organizations
More than 150 collaborative groups launched their ACOs through the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. FierceHealthcare highlights the full lists and maps of Medicare ACOs that launched this year.
ACO development grows 38% nationally
The accountable care organization (ACO) trend still is rising with 221 identified ACOs in 45 states and the District of Columbia, up from 160 ACOs in 40 states in November 2011, according to intelligence business firm Leavitt Partners.
Genesis Health, Wellmark launch provider-payer ACO
Genesis Health System and Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa yesterday announced that they are launching an accountable care organization. This health system-insurer merger is the latest in the trend of provider-payer partnerships.
ACOs and unicorns: Lovely but elusive
Karen M. Cheung
Like many young girls, I used to want a unicorn, until I realized they didn't exist. Then I wanted a horse, until I realized that a little thing called money (and...
Quality missing from ACO equation?
Although most often applied to the Medicare Shared Savings Program or the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization, the term ACO has far-reaching applications, including those outside of the federal
'Largest commercial ACO' earns early results
With only six months of data, the largest hospital system in Illinois, Advocate Health Care, and major health insurer Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) are declaring some early successes
Hoag Memorial Hospital plans ACO with Blue Cross
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Blue Shield of California and Greater Newport Physicians IPA yesterday announced an accountable care initiative that is set to launch July 1. The three-year ACO
Accurate population data predict ACO success
With fears that the accountable care organization (ACO) experiment will repeat the history of HMOs, industry experts and hospitals alike are trying to figure out how successful ACOs will be in
