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Advanced primary care boosts the savings rate and quality performance of accountable care organizations, research released this week says.
Researchers found a symbiotic relationship between ACOs and advanced primary care models such as patient-centered medical homes, the report says.
“Systems that already provided advanced primary care had a strong foundation on which to build an ACO, while becoming an ACO helped advanced primary care systems succeed by encouraging structural changes that align well with the PCMH model.”
The research, which was conducted by the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative and the Robert Graham Center, is based on a quantitative analysis of 333 ACOs and reviews of academic literature.