Title: The ACO handbook : a guide to accountable care organizations /
Authors: Pavarini, Peter A.; McGinty, Charlene L.; Schaff, Michael F.; American Health Lawyers Association
Publisher: American Health Lawyers Association,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Accountable Care Organizations legislation & jurisprudence; Accountable care organizations Law and legislation United States.; Accountable care organizations (Medical care) Law and legislation United States.; United States
Abstract: "One of the most talked about new developments in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is the Accountable Care Organization (ACO). The Act directs the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to experiment with ways to employ high-performance provider organizations to deliver comprehensive care to a specific group of patients over an event, an episode, or a lifetime while assuming responsibility for the clinical and financial outcomes of that care. This new healthcare delivery method and others will require a level of cooperation and joint decision making that has often been lacking in traditional healthcare organizations in the United States. As the governing regulations are now final, we are pleased to bring you help in determining whether and/or how to implement this new concept"--P. [4] of cover.