1. The Accountable Care Organization Summit: A White Paper on Findings, Outcomes, and Challenges.
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Koury, Caitlin, Iannaccone, Lucas, Strunk, Andrew, Udelson, Alexandra, Boaz, Alexis, Cianci, Carly, Huszagh, Suzanne Keck, and Keale, Margot
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CONFERENCES & conventions , *CONTINUUM of care , *EXECUTIVES , *HEALTH facilities , *INTERPROFESSIONAL relations , *MEDICAL quality control , *HEALTH policy , *PHYSICIANS , *PRACTICAL politics , *POPULATION , *ORGANIZATIONAL structure , *HEALTH insurance reimbursement , *OCCUPATIONAL roles , *CHANGE management , *HEALTH care reform , *ACCOUNTABLE care organizations , *ECONOMICS - Abstract
The authors sought to explore the implications of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's establishment of Accountable Care Organizations (ACO). Summit participants, who discussed best practices and issues to be addressed when designing and implementing ACOs. Healthcare leaders from across the country in charge of running, developing, and/or implementing ACOs for health systems. Participants were asked to consider the challenges, benefits, and strategies to ACO implementation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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