Accountable care organizations (ACOs) in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) saved more than previously thought, according to a new analysis.
The updated analysis of MSSP ACO savings from the...
Over one-third of accountable care organizations (36 percent) said they are unlikely to continue with the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) if the proposed overhaul is finalized, a recent survey...
Cancer patients treated by providers in a Medicare accountable care organization (ACO) did not see lower medical spending or healthcare utilization compared to similar patients treated at non-ACO...
Physicians are still on the fence about the impact value-based care will have on their business and patient care, a recent survey showed.
Forty-nine percent of over 3,400 physicians recently surveyed...
The American Medical Association (AMA), Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), and Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF) are among nine industry groups calling on CMS to reconsider...
Experience is a key factor to realizing greater cost savings in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), a new Avalere analysis found.
Accountable care organizations (ACOs) in the MSSP for four or...
The House Committee on Ways and Means recently voiced concerns that proposed changes to the shared savings arrangements under the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) overhaul would harm accountable...
CMS estimates that accountable care organizations (ACOs) in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) saved $954 million from 2013 to 2015. However, a new Dobson DaVanzo & Associates analysis,...
Employing additional administrative staff, prioritizing care management, and building data analytics capacity were key strategies accountable care organizations (ACOs) implemented to participate in the...
Accountable care organizations (ACOs) in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) generated about $314 million in net Medicare savings in 2017, according to new MSSP performance data from CMS.
In...
Federal regulations and rules are commonly cited as barriers to implementing value-based reimbursement models. The rules can prevent care coordination and appropriate transitions of care, which...
Accountable care organizations (ACOs) in the Next Generation ACO program produced nearly $62 million in net savings to Medicare while maintaining care quality in 2016, CMS recently reported in the...
Ensuring patients receive the right post-acute care at the right time is key to controlling costs in accountable care organizations (ACOs) and other population-based alternative payment models. With...
A collaborative culture, prior value-based reimbursement experience, and robust EHR use are among the top factors contributing to accountable care organization (ACO) success, according to a new report...
The number of accountable care organizations (ACOs) continued to grow in 2018, as did the number of contracts the organizations entered, a new report from Leavitt Partners and the Accountable Care...
The proposal to overhaul the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) would significantly harm the accountable care organization (ACO) movement, the National Association of ACOs (NAACOS) recently...
CMS recently proposed an overhaul of Medicare’s largest accountable care organization (ACO) program, transforming it from the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) to the Pathways to Success...
Accountable care organizations (ACOs) and other population-based value-based purchasing models have not decreased total cost of care or generated quality improvements at the market level, a new study...
Medicare accountable care organizations (ACOs) operating under two-sided financial risk arrangements save the federal healthcare program more than one-sided risk organizations. But policymakers must...
Moving accountable care organizations (ACOs) to Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) tracks with downside financial risk may not help the accountable care initiative generate savings, according to a...
