Cost Savings Aren’t The Only Objective For ACOs: Growth Matters, Too

August 24, 2021Garrett SchmittNo Commentsaccountable care, ACO, ACO Growth, ACOs, CAHPS, cost savings, episodic bundles, Medicare, Medicare ACOs, MSSP, new patients, Patient Loyalty, Patient Population, Patient Retention, Patient Satisfaction, voluntary commitment

Keeping within expenditure limits is a top priority for most ACOs for Medicare. That makes sense. Savings are the main distinguishing feature of an ACO arrangement, as opposed to straight Fee-for-Service reimbursement. ACOs that accept downside risk can’t afford to exceed the expenditure target. It’s in their best interest to create initiatives to cut costs…

Top 10 ACOs by Patient Population

May 17, 2018Garrett SchmittNo CommentsMSSP, MSSPs, Patient Population

An Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is a voluntary coalition of healthcare providers characterized by a care delivery and reimbursement model tying provider payments to quality metrics and patient care outcomes. The goal of the ACO model is to reduce total care costs for a specific patient population. Each ACO has a defined patient population for…

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