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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…

Calls mount for CMS to address problem of patient overlap across payment models

September 7, 2019Garrett SchmittNo CommentsPatient Retention

BJC HealthCare is in the CMS’ flagship accountable care organization program and nine of its hospitals participate in the federal agency’s flagship bundled-payments program. Recently, the St. Louis-based not-for-profit health system learned that quite a few patients it treats under bundles are also attributed to its ACO. Before knowing that, it was tough to predict…