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For Ongoing ACO Shared Savings, Look Outside Inpatient, Primary Care

February 27, 2018Garrett SchmittNo CommentsPost Acute, Shared Savings

Seven years have passed since the Affordable Care Act catalyzed the idea of volume over value in the healthcare industry, paving the way for accountable care organizations (ACOs) to accrue shared shavings while focusing on population health. Since that time, the number of ACOs has exploded to over 920 organizations contracted with public and private…

MSSP ACOs Save More By Spending Less on Inpatient, Post-Acute Care

February 23, 2018Garrett SchmittNo CommentsInpatient, MSSP, MSSPs, Post Acute

Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) accountable care organizations (ACOs) have shifted their spending to physician services and away from inpatient and skilled nursing facility care, according to a recent study in the American Journal of Accountable Care. The analysis of within-ACO changes between the program’s first performance year in 2013 and the most recent complete…