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Advanced Primary Care: A Key Contributor to Successful ACOs

Description
Reviews the literature on accountable care organizations (ACOs) regarding characteristics of successful ACOs and outcomes for cost, quality, and utilization, including literature on rural ACOs. Analyzes Medicare and National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) data on ACO cost and quality outcomes to assess the role of advanced primary care models such as patient-centered medical homes on ACO success.
Author(s)
Yalda Jabbarpour, Megan Coffman, Andy Habib, et al.
Date
08/2018
Type
Document
Organizations
Primary Care Collaborative, Robert Graham Center
Tagged as
Accountable Care Organizations · Healthcare quality · Medical homes · Policy · Primary care · Reimbursement and payment models

Organizations (2)