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Specialty care makes up a significant portion of healthcare spending, yet accountable care organizations (ACOs) often lack a specialty care strategy to lower costs and optimize specialty care.
This disconnect arises due to distinct payment models that pay specialists separately, alongside care management systems that don’t attempt to integrate ACO primary care physicians and specialists.
Specialists are pivotal to the care continuum and should be fostered as partners in delivering high-quality care rather than mere cost drivers. Below are nine strategies designed to help ACOs align with specialists while enhancing cost management, outcomes and patient experience.