

We are officially in Q4 now. There are less than 90 days to make your 2026 performance year a success and prepare for 2027. What can and should ACOs be doing right now? That is the topic of this week’s installment. Below you will find what is perhaps the most important strategy for various types of ACOs for Q4.
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There are few things that can have a meaningful impact for the remainder of performance year 2026. Of course, finishing the year out strong, doing the things you have worked hard on all year are still important. Some actions will yield current dividends while others have more of a deferred benefit. However, for Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs with retrospective alignment there is one thing that can be done which will yield significant predictable positive results. We covered it here weeks ago and now is the time to deploy it. I refer to it as the “invisible patient” strategy.