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accountable care organizations (ACO)
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BCBSMA shares recipe for global payments success
FierceHealthPayer spoke with BCBSMA Senior Vice President of Performance Measurement and Improvement Dana Gelb Safran to find out how the insurer continues to use global payments to cut medical costs and improve patient care.
ACO emerges as dominate care model despite challenges
The rise of private insurer-led accountable care organizations across the country comes with several challenges, including applying various quality measures, managing different provider requirements and recruiting independent providers to join, reported California Healthline.
ACO success requires data integration
No two accountable care organizations are the same, but they face similar challenges, namely aggregating data from separate sources, reported Healthcare Finance News.
Get to know members to achieve value-based success
As insurers continue to implement value-based programs, including patient-centered medical homes and accountable care organizations, they should get to know their members better.
More states turn to ACOs to hold down Medicaid costs
Colorado was one of the first states to launch an accountable care-like model in 2011 to rein in Medicaid costs while improving quality of care. But other states are now following the Centennial State's lead. States across the country are either joining Medicaid ACO demonstration projects, in the middle of a pilot program or looking to start one, MedPage Today reported.
Medical home must-dos for population health management
The growing population health movement has led insurers and providers to patient-centered medical homes (PCMH), accountable care organizations and other integrated care models to improve the outcomes and reduce the costs for patient populations.
Aetna: Bumpy road ahead for ACOs
As accountable care organizations proliferate throughout the country, Aetna's chief of ACO operations says the organizations can continue to succeed even though they'll hit some bumpy roads ahead.
Why do some Medicare ACOs save money?
Preliminary data showing the Medicare Shared Savings Program saved more than $380 million in 2012 didn't explain why some of the accountable care organizations generated a substantial portion of the cost savings.
Did CVS halt tobacco sales to join ACOs?
CVS Caremark's decision to stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products could mean more partnerships between insurers and the pharmacy giant, reported Forbes.
Humana's ACO, medical home projects yield positive results
Humana has begun working with providers on several new, collaborative delivery system models that already have yielded successful results.
