ACO payment models and the path to accountability

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1328-1330

  McWilliams, J Michael ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; AMBULATORY CARE; COST; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; MANAGED CARE; MEDICARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; MEDICARE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84907505977     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-014-2868-z     Document Type: Editorial

References (4)

1. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. Request for Information: Evolution of ACO Initiatives at CMS. 2014. (Accessed March 14, 2014, at http://innovation.cms.gov/Files/x/Pioneer-RFI.pdf.)
2. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Pioneer Accountable Care Organizations succeed in improving care, lowering costs., 2013. (Accessed March 14, 2014, at http://www.cms.gov/Newsroom/MediaReleaseDatabase/Press-Releases/2013-Press-Releases-Items/2013-07-16.html.)
3. Medicare Payment Advisory Commission. Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy. 1999; p72. (Accessed March 14, 2014, at http://www.medpac.gov/documents/Mar99%20Entire%20report.pdf.)
4. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Medicare Hospital Value-based Purchasing Program. (Accessed March 14, 2014, at http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/hospital-value-based-purchasing/index.html?redirect=/hospital-value-based-purchasing.)