My medical practice will soon join an accountable care organization, or ACO. I’ll then be part of a group of doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers who have come together to offer ...

Manhasset, N.Y.-based Beacon Health Partners, an independent physician association made up of 90 independent physician practices throughout New York, began moving toward forming an ACO in 2010, ...

The role of primary care is extremely important when it comes to the success of accountable care organizations. ACOs turn to primary care offices for enhanced access to efficient care, care ...

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey and Edison-based JFK Medical Center announced Monday the launch of a collaborative Accountable Care Organization aimed at improving medical care for over 5 ...

Accountable care organizations helped reduced Medicare medical costs without increasing prescription drug spending, according to a recently published analysis. The study, conducted by researchers at ...

During this segment, Michael Kolodziej, MD, and Ted Okon, MBA, discuss how programs such as CMS’ Next Generation ACO model and the Community Oncology Alliance’s (COA’s) Oncology Medical Home model are ...

Experience with risk-based contracting best predicts active engagement of accountable care organizations in reducing low-value medical services, mainly through physician education and encouraging ...

Integrating specialty care can be key for high performance and financial success for ACOs, as the most complicated and costly patient care usually is managed by specialists. A large portion of the ...

A dozen medical groups and healthcare organizations are calling on the Biden administration to delay and make significant changes to the way accountable care organizations report and are measured on ...

Editor’s note: For more on this topic, stay tuned for the December issue of Health Affairs, which will feature a cluster of articles on oral health. Dental and medical care have almost always been ...

Transportation, housing, and food insecurity are cited as patients' most common nonmedical needs. Research published in the journal Health Affairs indicates that accountable care organizations are ...

It's the health care holy grail: higher quality care at lower cost, and there are a growing number of accountable care organizations (ACOs) in the United States aiming to achieve it, in part by ...